Recipe for apple cake with walnuts?

anemoneprose

I'm looking for a cake recipe that
- has apples and ground walnuts in it
- is portable (not a pie; not crumbly)
- is *hardly sweet at all* -- ideally it would barely register as a sweet thing and would not have icing or filling or anything like that (taste preference) . like maybe most of the sweetness would come from the apples
- is low-cal
- is moist

Thanks!

BalmyD

That sounds good. I don't have a recipe, but if I were to set out on this adventure, I would modify a zucchini bread recipe.

Dee_84

I made those apple muffins before, they have chopped apples in it and a yummy oatmeal topping. They are not too sweet either.
I'm sure you could add some ground walnuts to either the muffin or topping.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/apple-cinnamon-muffins/detail.aspx

Robot1976

Apple Bread*

Peeled Apples (grated - should measure about 1 Cup)
1.5 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp nutmeg (ground)
1/4 cup each granulated sugar and brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon (i like more)
2 eggs
1/3 cup apple sauce
Walnuts

Preheat oven to 350.
Lightly coat a loaf pan with butter (or spray).
Squeeze out as much moisture from the grated apples as possible.
Stir dry ingredients (except walnuts) together
Stir in apple and walnuts
In a small bowl, whisk eggs and add apple sauce...whisking together
Pour over flour mixture and stir until just mixed (don't over mix...batter will be thick)
Scrape into prepared pan and sprinkle with more walnuts if you like
Bake in center of oven until cake tester comes out clean (about 40 minutes)
Let stand at least 10 minutes before turning on to cooling rack

12 slices equals about 110 cals per slice

*this recipe also works for zucchini bread. replace apple with zucchini and walnuts with 2 cups grated old cheddar

anemoneprose

Thanks, you guys! Definitely trying these out

jolt28

I made these on Sat - very good. I'm sure you can add walnuts to it. And I made some without the glaze - they were good that way too.
http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/10/delightful-apple-spiced-scones-with.html

Delightful Apple Spiced Scones with Spiced Glaze
Skinnytaste.com
Servings: 12 • Size: 1 scone • Old Points: 4 pts • Points+: 5 pt
Calories: 184 • Fat: 4 g • Carb: 37 g • Fiber: 2 g • Protein: 3 g • Sugar: 19 g
Sodium: 250 mg

Ingredients:

1/2 cup cold buttermilk
1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
1/4 cup dark brown sugar, packed
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 large egg
cooking spray
1 cup white whole wheat flour
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tbsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
3 tbsp chilled butter (must be cold) cut into small pieces
2 cups diced apples, peeled (I used Granny Smith)

For the glaze:

1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
1/2 tsp cinnamon
pinch nutmeg
2 tbsp cold fat free milk (plus 1/2 tbsp if needed)


Directions:

Preheat oven to 375°.

Combine the first five ingredients in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.

Combine the flours, baking powder, cinnamon nutmeg, and salt in another large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Cut in chilled butter with a pastry blender, or you could use 2 knives, until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Fold in diced minced apples. Add buttermilk mixture, stirring just until moist.
Place dough onto a floured surface and knead lightly four times with floured hands. Form dough into an 9-inch circle onto baking sheet, about 3/4" thick. Using a knife, cut dough into 12 wedges all the way through.
Bake until golden, about 18-20 minutes, depending on your oven. Place on a cooling rack about 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, to make the glaze: Mix powdered sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg with 2 tbsp of milk, adding 1/2 tbsp more (1 tsp at a time) if necessary to get the consistency to the right thickness. Stir until completely smooth.
Place scones on parchment or wax paper and drizzle the glaze over the scones using a spoon - or- place the glaze in a shallow bowl and dip the top of the scones into the glaze, then let it sit on the waxed paper to harden.

Makes 12 scones.

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RetiredAndLovingIt

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keem88

google.

yummly.com also has where you can search by keywords and ingredients if you want to try that.

or maybe find an apple cake recipe that seems similar to what you want and add in walnuts?

cmkile1003

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