Apple Cake (Okanagan, BC)

Super moist and easy to make, this Okanagan Apple Cake is loaded with fresh apples, raisins and walnuts. We took an old fashioned recipe and reduced the sugar, added more apples added whole wheat flour to make make it a bit healthier.

1½ cups all-purpose flour, unbleached
1½ cups whole-wheat flour
¾ cup Erythritol Gold
2 tsp. cinnamon, freshly grated
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. sea salt
1 cup raisins
1 cup pecans or walnuts, toasted, chopped
4 cups apple, peeled and grated
3 eggs, well beaten
⅔ cup avocado or extra-virginolive oil
⅓ cup pure honey

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C/155°C fan, Gas Mark 3). Grease a 9x13" baking pan and line with parchment paper.

Mix together all dry ingredients in a large bowl.

In a separate medium bowl, mix together all remaining ingredients (apple, eggs, oil and honey).

Fold the wet ingredients into the dry: mix until well incorporated.

Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.

Makes 24 servings.