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Olive Oil Applesauce Snack Cake Recipe

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This Olive Oil Applesauce Snack Cake is a moist and flavorful treat, blending wholesome ingredients like white spelt flour, applesauce, and walnuts into a delicious, easy-to-make cake perfect for snacking or dessert.

Ingredients

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Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups White Spelt Flour
  • 2 Teaspoons Baking Soda
  • 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1 1/2 Teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
  • Pinch of Salt
  • 1 cup Dark Brown Sugar
  • 1/2 cup Olive Oil
  • 1 Large Egg
  • 1 1/2 cups Applesauce
  • 1 cup Golden Raisins (Coarsely Chopped If Large)
  • 1 cup Finely Chopped Walnuts

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Prepare pan: Lightly grease and flour a 9-inch square cake pan.
  3. Mix dry ingredients: In a medium-sized bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda and powder, cinnamon, and salt.
  4. Mix sugar and oil: In another bowl, using an electric hand mixer, beat together the sugar and olive oil on medium speed until blended.
  5. Add egg and applesauce: Add the egg and applesauce, and blend again.
  6. Combine mixtures: Pour the applesauce mixture into the flour mixture and beat on low speed just until mixed.
  7. Add raisins and walnuts: Stir in the raisins and walnuts.
  8. Bake: Dump the batter into the prepared pan, then bake for 25 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out cleanly.
  9. Cool and serve: Cool completely, cut into 3-inch squares and enjoy!

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