Just-as-Sweet-as-Honey Cake

Name: Just-as-Sweet-as-Honey Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters sliced almonds; 237 milliliters applesauce; 1 Tbsp baking powder; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 Tbsp cinnamon; 118 milliliters dark or golden raisins; 1 teaspoons ground cloves or allspice; 1 teaspoons ground ginger; 237 milliliters dark agave nectar or pure maple syrup, or half of each; 118 milliliters safflower oil; 591 milliliters whole wheat pastry or spelt flour; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

This recipe makes 16 servings with 192 calories, 4g of protein, and 10g of fat each. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have baking soda, applesauce, spelt flour, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 325° F.

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Combine the first 6 (dry) ingredients in a mixing bowl. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the wet ingredients. Stir together until the wet and dry ingredients are thoroughly combined, then stir in the raisins.

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Raisins

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Cut two pieces of baking parchment to fit the bottoms of two loaf pans. Lightly oil the sides. Divide the batter between the two lightly oiled loaf pans.

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Cooking Oil

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Loaf Pan

Sprinkle the almonds evenly over the tops of the loaves.

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Almonds

Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center of a loaf tests clean. Take care not to overbake.

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Allow the cakes to cool completely. Use a knife to go around the sides of the loaves to loosen, if needed, and carefully remove the loaves from the pans by tipping them into your hand, then set on a platter.

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Cut each loaf into 12 slices to serve.