| 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> Posted to CHILE-HEADS DIGEST V3 #, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.
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