Ingredients
-
2 cups
all-purpose flour
-
2 tsp
baking powder
-
1/2 tsp
baking soda
-
1/2 tsp
salt
-
1 tsp
cinnamon
-
1/2 tsp
ground
nutmeg
-
1/4 tsp
ground
cloves
-
1/2 cup
unsalted
butter
, cut into pieces
-
1/2 cup
chopped
date
-
1 1/2 cup
unsweetened
applesauce
-
1 tsp
vanilla
-
2
large
eggs
-
1 1/2 cups
peeled, chopped
apples
-
1/2 cup
chopped, toasted
walnuts
, (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9-in. square pan with parchment paper.
- Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves in a bowl and stir until uniform. Reserve.
- Place butter and dates in a small pot over medium-low heat. Stirring until butter has melted, bring just to a simmer. When butter begins to smell nutty, remove from heat and stir in applesauce and vanilla. Reserve.
- Beat eggs with an electric mixer on high for 3 min or until they are pale and very fluffy. Add a third of the flour mixture and stir to combine. Blend in a third of the applesauce mixture. Repeat until everything is combined. Stir in apples and walnuts (if using).
- Scrape the batter into a prepared pan and bake for 50 min or until a cake tester comes out clean.
- Let stand 10 min to cool, then run a knife around the edge of the cake to loosen.
- Turn out onto a cooling rack, remove parchment paper, cut into pieces and serve.
Tip
If you don’t mind using refined sugar, try sweetened applesauce for the cake and dust lightly with powdered sugar before serving.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 266,
- Protein
- 5 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 37 g,
- Fat
- 12 g,
- Fibre
- 3 g,
- Sodium
- 282 mg.
