Alz Cranberry-Date Bran Cake
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- Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
1 cup Whole Wheat Flour 1/8 tsp Baking Soda 1 TB Baking Powder 2 TB Brown sugar1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp Apple pie or Pumpkin pie spice mixGenerous 1/2 cup Dried Cranberries8 pitted dates, roughly chopped1/2 cup boiled water3/4 cup Milk, nonfat 1/4 cup Agave Nectar1/4 cup Olive or other vegetable oil 1 tbsp Molasses, blackstrap or regular 1 large or jumbo egg3/4 cup wheat bran1/3 cup high fiber flake cereal (I use Nature's Path Flax Seed Plus cereal - maple pecan flavor)
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease 8x8 pan.
Pour 1/2 cup boiling water over dried cranberries and dates. Set aside.
Whisk milk, egg, agave, molasses, and olive oil in large bowl. Add water and dried fruit, bran, and cereal. Set aside.
In separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, brown sugar, and spices.
Dump dry mixture into wet mixture and gently mix with spatula. Do not overbeat or cake will be tough.
Gently put batter into greased pan. Bake 20-25 minutes until well browned and edges are starting to pull away from the sides.
Important: Cool completely before cutting into 12 squares. This ensures the cake will be fully cooked. Freeze fresh.
Serving Size: Makes 12 squares
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ALZCOOKIN.
Pour 1/2 cup boiling water over dried cranberries and dates. Set aside.
Whisk milk, egg, agave, molasses, and olive oil in large bowl. Add water and dried fruit, bran, and cereal. Set aside.
In separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, brown sugar, and spices.
Dump dry mixture into wet mixture and gently mix with spatula. Do not overbeat or cake will be tough.
Gently put batter into greased pan. Bake 20-25 minutes until well browned and edges are starting to pull away from the sides.
Important: Cool completely before cutting into 12 squares. This ensures the cake will be fully cooked. Freeze fresh.
Serving Size: Makes 12 squares
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ALZCOOKIN.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 159.7
- Total Fat: 5.4 g
- Cholesterol: 18.2 mg
- Sodium: 151.2 mg
- Total Carbs: 28.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 3.6 g
- Protein: 3.0 g
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