This one bowl cake is fragrant with rum and spices and loaded with chopped Ontario apples. Just before serving, dust lightly with icing sugar and serve warm with frozen yogurt or ice cream if you like.
Preparation Time: 25 minutes
Baking Time: 35 minutes
Serves 8
4 cups (1 L) chopped and peeled Ontario Apples (Cortland, McIntosh or Empire)
2 Ontario Eggs
1/4 cup (50 mL) vegetable oil
3/4 cup (175 mL) dark brown sugar
1 tbsp (15 mL) dark or amber rum
1 cup (250 mL) all-purpose flour
1 tsp (5 mL) ground cinnamon
1 tsp (5 mL) baking soda
1/4 tsp (1 mL) each ground nutmeg and salt
1/4 cup (50 mL) sliced almonds
1 tsp (5 mL) granulated sugar Icing sugar
In large bowl, place apples. Using wooden spoon and stirring after each addition until well mixed (do not overbeat); add eggs, oil, brown sugar, rum, flour, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt.
Spoon batter into greased 9-inch (23 cm) springform pan; smooth top. Sprinkle almonds over cake then sprinkle with granulated sugar.
Bake in 350ºF (180ºC) oven for 35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes then remove from pan. Dust with icing sugar before serving.
Tip: A 9-inch (23 cm) square or round baking pan can be used for the springform pan.
Nutritional Information:
1 Serving
PROTEIN: 4 grams
FAT: 10 grams
CARBOHYDRATE: 42 grams
CALORIES: 268
FIBRE: 2 grams
SODIUM: 260 mg
– Printed with permission from Foodland Ontario
