Soy Good for Your Holiday Applesauce Cake
Warm, spicy, rich with cinnamon and cloves, this version of Grandma's yummy, delicious Applesauce Cake will wake up taste buds at any holiday festivity. This family favorite is good and pluses on the health side, too. Additions of low-fat silken tofu (it blends up like cream cheese-white and rich) and soy flour, add additional protein and potassium to the diet. You've got a winner when these healthier ingredients team up with traditional favorites such as the goodness of applesauce and walnuts or pecans.
(PRWEB) November 16, 2005
Warm, spicy, rich with cinnamon and cloves, this version of Grandma's yummy, delicious Applesauce Cake will wake up taste buds at any holiday festivity. This family favorite is good and pluses on the health side, too. Additions of low-fat silken tofu (it blends up like cream cheese-white and rich) and soy flour, add additional protein and potassium to the diet. You've got a winner when these healthier ingredients team up with traditional favorites such as the goodness of applesauce and walnuts or pecans.
With all the emphasis on soy products lowering cholesterol and possibly aiding in some cancer prevention, it makes good sense to add a little here and there to old time favorites. And, you can keep all of the aroma and lovely texture of traditional cakes and desserts. Since these desserts are doubly convenient and easy, let the kids join in on the fun.
Best of all are the rave reviews you'll receive from family and friends when serving a healthier yet yummy oh, so g-o-o-o-o-d holiday favorite that everyone enjoys. Try adding a bit of soy to your life this holiday season with Holiday Applesauce Cake. Your family will thank you. Your taste buds will scream for more. It's for your family. It's gotta be good! Recipe courtesy of Shirleen Sando, author of Beyond Low Fat Baking, Skyward Publishing, www. skywardpublishing. com,
HOLIDAY APPLESAUCE CAKE
2 cups applesauce
1/4 cup cooking oil
2 egg whites
3/4 cup silken tofu, drained and mashed
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
1 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
2/3 cup soy flour, sifted
1½ teaspoons baking soda
1½ teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
In large mixing bowl, beat together applesauce, oil, egg whites, and tofu 1 to 2 minutes. Mixture will be lumpy. In separate small bowl, combine sugar, all purpose flour, soy flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, nutmeg, and baking powder. Add to wet ingredients. Mix well. Fold in raisins and walnuts.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray two 9 inch cake pans with nonstick cooking spray. Divide batter between prepared cake pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool in pans. Ice with your favorite cream cheese or vanilla cream frosting or serve plain. Yield: 16 servings
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