Gingerbread: Apple Gingerbread
Source of Recipe
Spry
Recipe Introduction
This dense, not-too-sweet cake is finished off with a drizzle of honey and fresh lemon juice. It's perfect for brown bag lunches
List of Ingredients
-- cooking spray
1 1/2 cups whole-wheat flour
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup light molasses
1/2 cup lowfat buttermilk
1/4 cup canola oil
2 -- eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 -- medium apples (Fuji or Gala), grated with skin
1/4 cup chopped toasted walnuts (optional)
3 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Recipe
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat a round 9-inch layer cake pan with cooking spray.
Combine flour and next 7 ingredients (flour through salt) in a medium mixing bowl. Set aside.
Combine molasses, buttermilk, oil, eggs and vanilla. Add molasses mixture to flour mixture, stirring gently. Add apples and nuts, if using; mix well.
Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 30 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Combine honey and lemon juice. Heat in a microwave until warm. Poke holes evenly in the top of cake. Drizzle honey mixture over cake. Cut in wedges and serve warm.
Recipe by Cheryl Forberg, Spry Support Team Member
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