HIGH PROTEIN LUMBERJACK CAKE

Delicious served hot with a little yoghurt!

3 medium apples, chopped
1 c dates, chopped
1 tsp bicarb
1 c boiling water
50g almond butter
1 tab Stevia or 1/4 c zylitol
1 egg
1c (coconut)*  or other vegan flour
1/4c coconut* Protein Superfood
1c shredded coconut*
opt walnuts

* too much coconut for Lyn – I used chickpea & millet (which too textured)

1.  Place apples, dates, bicarb & boiling water into a bowl – sit 5 mins.
2.  In another bowl cream stevia & almond butter together. Add egg, coconut flour & coconut PS.
3.  Drain apple/date mixture – keep liquid if too dry. Add shredded coconut & syrup if needed.
4.  Place onto baking tray or loaf/cake tin, lined with baking paper – tin about 20 cm x 10 cm or adjust oven. temp or time. In a loaf tin, 180 degrees for 20 mins (Lyn’s took 250 with chickpea flour).

NOTES:  I used 1/2 c zylitol – way too sweet. Also added walnuts – good!

HARVEST APPLE COFFEE CAKE

Makes 12 slices

1.5 cups sugar (separated)
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour (try brown rice flour) – fine ground
2 cups plain flour
1.5 tsp gr cinnamon
1 tsp BP
6 egg whites
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 medium apples – peeled, cored & finely chopped
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup raisins

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 10″ bundt pan with cooking spray and set aside.

In largest bowl, stir tog 1 cup of the sugar, with rest of drys.

In another large bowl beat the egg whites with clean dry beaters until soft peaks form. Slowly beat in the remaining 1/2 cup sugar. Slowly beat in the applesauce & vanilla.
Then slowly beat in about 1/4 of the dry mixture.

Fold the egg whites into the remaining drys. Then fold in the apples, walnuts & raisins.

Pour batter into prepared tin, bake 1 hour then leave to cool in pan for 10 mins.
Invert onto a platter, remove from pan and cool slightly.
Sift icing sugar if desired and serve warm.