Monday, May 25, 2020

Apple Cake (Nancy Hower's recipe)



Ingredients:

1 1/2 c Oil
2 c Sugar (402 g)
3 eggs
3 c Flour (375.5 g)
1 tsp Baking Soda
2 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Nutmeg (optional)
1/2 tsp Salt
3 c Tart diced apples (455 g)
1 c chopped walnuts
2 tsp Vanilla

  • Pour into Bundt pan
  • Cook for 1 hour 15 min at 325F

Glaze:

2 tbsp Butter
2 tbsp Brown Sugar
2 tbsp White or granulated Sugar
2 tbsp Heavy Cream 
1/4 tsp Heavy Cream
1/4 tsp Vanilla

  • Cook (boil) for 1 min and spoon over warm cake



Chocolate Walnut Fudge Cookies


Ingredients:

2 c Almond Flour
4 Tbsp Cacao Powder
1/2 tsp Sea Salt
1/4 tsp Baking Soda
1/4 cup Ghee, melted
2 Eggs
2 tsp Vanilla
2 Tbsp Nut Milk
1/2 tsp Stevia
1/2 Dark Chocolate Bar, melted
1/3 c Walnuts, chopped
Optional:  1/3 c Chocolate Chips


Prep:

  1. Pre-heat oven to 325 F 
  2. In a large bowl, add Almond Flour, Cacao Powder, Sea Salt and Baking Soda; mix well
  3. In a separate bowl, add the wet ingredients:  melted ghee, eggs, vanilla and nut milk.  Using an electric mixer, mix well
  4. Add melted chocolate bar and stir again
  5. Slowly, add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and stir until fully incorporated. The batter should be thick and sticky, but dry enough to form a dough balls with your hands.  
  6. The dough balls should be about 1-2 tbsp in size.  Spread the dough balls out on a greased or parchment-lined tray.  
  7. Bake for 10 min.  Let cool for a few minutes before serving.


Nutrition facts:  
  • each cookie has 3 g of carbs, 8 g fat, 2.5 g of protein and 90 cal