Apple Pecan Cake with Apple Butter Glaze
Apple butter and chopped apples make for a moist, easy-to-put-together cake. Despite its name, apple butter is fat free. The term 'butter' refers to the thick, soft consistency and its use as a spread for toast, bagels, waffles or pancakes.
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Baking Time: 30 to35 minutes
Serves 8 to 10
2 cups (500 mL) all-purpose flour
2 tsp (10 mL) baking powder
1/2 tsp (2 mL) each baking soda, salt and ground nutmeg
2 Ontario Eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup (125 mL) packed brown sugar
1/2 cup (125 mL) Ontario Apple Butter
1/4 cup (50 mL) each vegetable oil and plain low-fat yogurt
2 medium Ontario Apples, peeled and diced (about 2 cups/500 mL)
Glaze:
3/4 cup (175 mL) Ontario Apple Butter (approx)
2 tbsp (25 mL) chopped toasted pecans (optional)
Line 9-inch (2 L) round cake pan with circle of parchment paper. Brush side of pan with vegetable oil.
In large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg.
In small bowl, beat together eggs, brown sugar, apple butter, oil and yogurt; stir in apples. Stir into dry mixture until moistened. Spread batter in prepared pan. Bake in 350°F (180°C) oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean. Let cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes. Run thin spatula around edge of cake; invert cake onto wire rack to cool completely. Invert cake onto serving plate.
Glaze:Spread apple butter evenly over cake. Sprinkle with pecans, if using.
Nutritional Information:
1 Serving (when recipe serves 10):
PROTEIN: 4 grams
FAT: 7 grams
CARBOHYDRATE: 56 grams
CALORIES: 301
FIBRE: 1 gram
SODIUM: 252 mg
