Applesauce Cake

Ingredients:

• All purpose flour – 1½ Cups
• Ground cinnamon - 1½ Teaspoons
• Nutmeg powder – ½ Teaspoon
• Brown sugar – 1¼ Cups
• Canola oil – ½ Cup
• Smooth applesauce (unsweetened) – ¾ Cup
• Baking power – 1½ Teaspoons
• Eggs (large), at room temperature, lightly beaten – 2
• Toasted walnuts and pecan, coarsely chopped – ½ Cup
• Salt – ¼ Teaspoon

 Method:

• Pre – heat the oven to 325 degree F.
• Sift the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder and salt together in a bowl and keep aside.
• Mix oil with sugar. Add eggs and beat till it is mixed.
• Add dry ingredients, applesauce and beat just until combined.
• Then fold in the nuts.
•  Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan, bake for 40 minutes, and then covered with aluminum foil. Continue to bake until cake is puffed and a tooth pick inserted into the centre comes out clean, 20 – 25 minutes longer.
• Cool the cake on a wire rack.
• Enjoy this low fat cake with low fat sour cream.
• Source: Cake. I have modified the original recipe into low fat version.

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