Harvest Cake

Harvest Cake
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 10
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 260.6
  • Total Fat: 7.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 28.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 50.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.6 g
  • Protein: 3.6 g

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Introduction

While it might not be July yet, you can enjoy a summery “Christmastime” with all the yummy treats the cold, dark months also bring. Call it “extending the harvest”, call it crazy, or just call it what it is – plain good food. While it might not be July yet, you can enjoy a summery “Christmastime” with all the yummy treats the cold, dark months also bring. Call it “extending the harvest”, call it crazy, or just call it what it is – plain good food.
Number of Servings: 10

Ingredients

    1 cup whole wheat flour
    1 cup oat flour
    2 tbsp mesquite flour (optional, but GOOD!)
    ½ tsp powdered stevia extract
    1/3 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
    ¼ cup coarsely ground, toasted pumpkin seeds (from 1/3 cup whole)
    2 tsp baking powder
    ¼ tsp salt
    1 large, over-ripe banana
    ½ cup dark brown sugar
    1 tbsp agave nectar
    1 tbsp vanilla
    zest of 1 orange
    ¼ cup canola oil
    ¼ cup cold brewed apple herb tea
    2 medium apples, peeled and diced
    3.5 oz candied pineapple, diced
    ¾ cup cranberries, chopped

Directions

Preheat oven to 325°F, line an 8" springform pan with parchment and set aside.
In a medium bowl, stir together flours, stevia, coconut, pumpkin seeds, baking powder and salt.
In a large bowl, mash banana with sugar, agave, vanilla, orange zest, oil and tea.
Add the dry mixture and fold in. Dough is slightly stiff.
Spread two-thirds in bottom of pan and top with an even layer of apples, pineapple and cranberries.
Pull off small pieces of remaining dough, flatten slightly and lay on top of fruit, allowing some to peek through.
Bake for 75 minutes or until tests done.
Cool on a rack for 10 minutes; then remove from pan and finish cooling on the rack.

Serving Size: 10 slices

Number of Servings: 10

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.