| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Eggs |
Canadian |
Choco1 |
1 |
servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 1/4 |
c |
Unsalted butter; softened |
| 1/2 |
c |
Packed brown sugar |
| 1 |
|
Egg |
| 1 |
ts |
Vanilla |
| 1 1/2 |
c |
All-purpose flour |
| 1 |
ts |
Cinnamon |
| 1 |
ts |
Unsweetened cocoa powder |
| 1/2 |
ts |
Baking powder |
| 1/2 |
ts |
Baking soda |
| 1/4 |
ts |
Ground nutmeg |
| 1 |
pn |
Ground cloves |
| 1 |
pn |
Salt |
| 3/4 |
c |
Dates; chopped |
| 1 |
c |
Applesauce |
|
|
TOPPING |
| 1/2 |
c |
Icing sugar |
| 2 |
ts |
Orange juice |
INSTRUCTIONS
In bowl, beat butter with sugar; beat in egg and vanilla. In separate
bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda,
nutmeg, cloves and salt; stir in dates. Fold flour mixture into
butter mixture alternately with applesauce [use unsweetened
applesauce for best flavour.], making 3 additions of dry and 2 of
applesauce.
Spread in greased 8-inch square cake pan; Bake in 350F 180C oven for
30 minutes or until tester inserted into centre comes out clean. Let
cool completely on rack.
Topping: In small bowl, whisk together icing sugar and orange juice;
drizzle over cake. Cut into bars.
[Bars can be covered and stored in refrigerator for up to 4 days or
frozen in airtight container for up to 1 month.]
24 bars for $3.85 CDN [Apr 95]
Per bar: about 85 calories, 1 g protein, 2 g fat, 15 g carbohydrate
Source: Canadian Living magazine, Apr 95 Presented in article by
Daphna Rabinovitch: "Bars & Squares: blissful Bites"
Recipe by: Paul A. Meadows" <ag441@ccn.cs.dal.ca>
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