Hearty spice cake, thick with walnuts, raisins, and crisp shredded apples, makes a satisfying snack or dessert. Serve the cake in big squares, perhaps with mugs of hot cider or glasses of frosty-cold milk.
Serves: 15
Preparation time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 pounds tart green-skinned apples, such as Granny Smith or Newtown Pippin, cored and coarsely grated
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- l 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 large egg
- 2 large egg whites (about 1/4 cup)
- 1/4 cup salad oil
- 1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- Vegetable oil cooking spray or salad oil
In a large bowl, stir together apples and sugar; let stand for 15 minutes.
In a medium-size bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon; add to apple mixture and stir to blend. In another bowl, beat egg, egg whites, oil, buttermilk, and vanilla until blended; add to apple mixture and stir well. Stir in raisins and walnuts.
Lightly coat a 9- by 13-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Pour batter into pan and spread evenly. Bake in a 350-degree oven until a wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean (about 50 minutes). Let cool in pan on a rack.
Nutrition information: Per serving: 279 calories (22% fat, 72% carbohydrates, 6% protein), 7 g total fat (1 g saturated fat), 52 g carbohydrates, 4 g cholesterol, 246 mg sodium
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