Dessert: Apple Cake Squares

A healthy yummy alternative for dessert.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Apples

Health and fertility benefits of Apple Cake Squares

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060). Apples will improve your body's sensitivity to insulin (Reference: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/281.full)

Ingredients

1 cup all purpose flour
2 large eggs
3 tbsps butter
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
3 medium apples
1/4 cup raisins
1 tsp baking soda
2 tbsp sugar
1/4 cup sifted powdered sugar

Instructions

1. Mix flour, salt, baking soda, nutmeg and cinnamon together in a small bowl.

2. Cream softened butter and sugar together in a large bowl.

3. Beat in the eggs and whisk until smooth.

4. Peel, core and shred or finely chop the apples, then add with the raisins to the egg mixture.

5. Stir in the flour mixture and blend until thoroughly mixed.

6. Spread in a greased 9" square baking pan and bake for 45 minutes at 350 °F (175 °C).

7. Sift powdered sugar over top of cooled cake and cut into 9 squares.

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