Recipe: Unfussy Apple Cake

Ingredients

2 cups sweet, crisp red apples, cut into 1/4 cubes (peel on)
2 ½ cups whole wheat pastry flour
1 tablespoon aluminum-free baking powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon
½ cup dark Muscovado sugar (or other fine-grain natural cane or brown sugar), lump-free
½ teaspoon fine grain sea salt
2 large eggs
1 cup buttermilk
¼ cup butter, melted and cooled a bit
3 tablespoons large grain sugar

Preheat the oven to 400°F and prepare a 9-inch square baking dish by buttering and flouring it.
Soak the chopped apples in a bowl of water with lemon juice and set aside.
In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, sugar, and salt.
In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, buttermilk, and melted butter.
Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined, avoiding overmixing.
Drain the apples, fold them into the batter, and spoon the mixture into the prepared pan.
Sprinkle most of the large grain sugar on top and bake for 20-25 minutes until just set and lightly golden.

Servings

Calories

250

Total fat

Total carbohydrates

40g

Total protein

Sodium

200mg

Cholesterol

50mg