Apple Cake (Kathy Cooks)

Recipe Ingredients

2 tablespoons	30ml	Butter or margarine
1/4 cup	59ml	Honey
1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Date sugar
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Cinnamon
1		Cloves
1		Nutmeg
1		Apple; peeled - cored, - sliced about 1/8"
1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Butter or margarine
1 cup	237ml	Dates - pitted
1/2 cup	118ml	Water
1/2 cup	80g / 2.8oz	Raisins
1/4 cup	36g / 1.3oz	Walnuts - chopped or pecans
1 1/2 cups	93g / 3.3oz	Whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon	5ml	Baking soda
1 teaspoon	5ml	Baking powder

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F.

Melt first 2 ingredients together in a 9"-square cake pan by putting the pan with the ingredients into the oven as it is preheating.

While the ingredients are melting, mix the next 4 ingredients together and then mix them into the melted butter and honey. Lay apple slices in the syrup to completely cover the bottom of the cake pan in an attractive way. (You may need more than one apple if you use a small one.)

Fill a 1-cup measuring cup with pitted dates, but don't pack the dates into the cup. With the dates in the cup, fill the cup with water, then pour both dates and water into a blender. Add 1/2 cup more water into the blender. Now blend until it forms a smooth, thick paste. Add the 1/4 cup butter or margarine and blend until totally whipped in. Put the blender mixture into a mixing bowl and add the last 5 dry ingredients.

Mix just long enough to thoroughly blend in all the dry ingredients. Pour this batter on top of apple slices and spread evenly in the cake pan.

Bake at 350F for 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean. When done, remove from oven and immediately turn the cake pan upside down to empty out onto a serving platter.

Source:
Kathy Cooks -- Vegetarian, Low Cholesterol (by Kathy Hoshijo)

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