Ingredients: |
Ingredients: 3/4 cup unbleached white flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
pinch of ground cloves
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 pound (1 stick) butter, softened
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon applesauce
1/2 cup pecans, chopped (optional)
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Directions: |
Directions:Make sure all of your ingredients are at room temperature.
Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Grease an 8x8-inch pan or baking dish, or line it with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, sift together the flours, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and baking powder.
Cream the butter with the sugars until light, about 4 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time until incorporated, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary. Beat half of the flour mixture into the butter mixture on low speed, then add half of the applesauce. Repeat with remaining flour mixture and applesauce. Fold in the pecans (if using).
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes. Cover with foil and bake another 15 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack. Eat as is or frost as desired.
Recipe published with permission from Bob's Red Mill
I topped this cake with a simple maple cream cheese frosting. But you know what? I don’t know if I would bother again. The cake is just plenty good on its own! Maybe I would whip a little cinnamon-sugar butter and serve that alongside… hmmm… |
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