1/2 teaspoon almond
extract OR 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups whole wheat
pastry flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
This cake is versatile,
delicious and marvelously simple to prepare. First melt your
butter in a small pan on the stove. Allow it to cool
briefly. Combine the melted butter and the fruit juice
concentrate in a large bowl. Beat in the eggs until the mixture
is smooth. Add the extract of your choice and beat
briefly. Measure the flour, salt and baking soda into the
bowl. Whisk the mixture until the batter is smooth and
fluffy. This will only take a few moments. Try not to
overbeat the batter. When you sweeten a cake with fruit juice
concentrate it tends to toughen a little bit if you over mix it.
Now pour the batter into a well oiled baking pan. I usually
use a 7 by 11-inch pan, but a 9-inch square pan will also work.
Alternatively you could use two 8-inch round pans to make a layer
cake. Bake the cake at 350° for 35 minutes. If you
are making 8-inch layers then 30 minutes will probably be
enough. The cake is done when it is golden brown and pulls away
from the sides of the pan. When you gently press your finger
against the center of the cake it will spring back quickly.
This cake is good plain or
frosted. You can use any type of fruit juice concentrate to
vary the flavor according to your preference. For a delicious,
almost honey flavor, I use Apple, Passion, Mango juice
concentrate. Plain Apple will work just as well though, so
don't feel you have to be fancy. If you are
feeling fancy though, Apple Cherry concentrate and Apple Cranberry
concentrate are both luscious, especially with a carob or chocolate
frosting. This is a great recipe. It's versatile, easy,
fast and delicious. If you've never worked with fruit juice as
a sweetener before, this makes a great first choice. The texture
of the finished cake is a little bit coarser than cakes made with
white sugar and white flour but I feel this adds to it's quality.
Makes 12 servings
Per Serving (using apple
juice concentrate): 194 Calories; 9g Fat (39.9% calories from fat);
4g Protein; 26g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 52mg Cholesterol;
245mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1/2
Fruit; 1-1/2 Fat.
