Wholemeal Date Apple And Walnut Cake Recipes

DATE AND WALNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Place the dates in a bowl with the butter and bicarbonate of soda. Pour over the boiling water and stir until the butter has melted. Set aside to cool.
• Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF, gas mark 4). Lightly grease an 18 cm (7 in) round deep cake tin and line the bottom with baking parchment.
• Place the sugar and eggs in a large bowl and beat well to combine. Add the cooled date mixture, then sift in the flour, baking powder, mixed spice and salt. Add the walnuts and stir together until thoroughly mixed.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and level the top. Bake for 1-1 1/4 hours or until the cake is risen and nicely browned and a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
• Turn out onto a wire rack and leave to cool. The cake can be kept, wrapped in foil or stored in an airtight container, for up to 5 days.

WHOLEMEAL DATE APPLE AND WALNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Grease a 20cm square cake tin, line with greaseproof paper, then grease the paper.
• Mix the flour, baking powder and cinnamon together in a bowl. Put the sugar, honey, dates (stoned and chopped) and apple juice in a pan and heat gently until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat and leave to cool slightly, then add the flour with the oil. Beat until smooth. Add the eggs (beaten) and apples (peeled, cored and chopped) and mix thoroughly.
• Turn the mixture into the prepared tin, then sprinkle with the walnuts. Bake in a preheated moderate oven (180C/350F/Gas Mark 4) for 1hr to 1hr 15 mins until the cake springs back when lightly pressed in the centre. Turn out onto a wire rack, peel off the paper, turn the cake the right way up and leave to cool.
• To freeze: Wrap the cake in a polythene bag, seal and label and freeze for up to 4 months.
• To thaw and serve: Unwrap, place on a serving plate and leave to stand at room temperature for 4 hours.

WHOLE WHEAT APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Beat eggs, 3/4 cup sugar, coconut oil, and vanilla extract with an electric mixer until creamy.
• Mix whole wheat flour, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and ginger together in a separate bowl.
• Mash bananas in a small bowl until creamy. Add to the egg mixture and beat well. Add flour mixture and beat well. Add walnuts, cranberries, and raisins; mix again. Add apple chunks and mix with a spatula until coated with batter.
• Scoop batter into the prepared pan and pat down with the spatula, filling in any gaps. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar on top for a rich finish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.

WHOLE WHEAT APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease and flour a 13x9-inch baking pan.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir in nuts.
• Cream butter and sugar together. Stir in eggs, one at a time, mixing well. Stir in vanilla.
• Peel, core, and chop apples. You should have about 3 cups.
• Stir dry mixture and milk alternately into creamed mixture, starting and ending with dry mixture, making 3 additions of dry and 2 of milk.
• Fold in the chopped apples.
• Bake in the greased and floured 13x9-inch baking pan in a preheated 350°F oven for about 35 minutes, or until a tester poked in the centre comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in the pan before cutting. Cut into 32 pieces.