Coffee Cake lightened with Agave Nectar
I enjoyed baking this evening tried some low sugar coffee cake made with agave nectar.You can bake using a mixture of all purpose flour and wheat flour...good combination to get some extra fiber!
Ingredients
2 Cups Flour(1 Wheat & 1 All purpose)3 Eggs1 stick Butter or use 1/2 cup oil and 2 tbs apple sauce1/2 cup Sugar1/4 cup Agave Nectar1/2 cup Milk or a little more2 tsp Baking powderPinch of Salt1 tsp Vanilla essencePinch of Nutmeg 1/2 cup WalnutsOil to spray the pan
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees ,spray the pan liberally dust with some flour.
- Separate the eggs in 2 Bowls
- Take a bowl cream the butter,egg yolks,agave nectar and sugar till nice and fluffy stir in milk and vanilla essence
- Combine the flour ,baking powder and a pinch of salt and nutmeg fold in the fluffy butter mixture
- Add the egg whites ,gently stir and pour into the greased pan
- Add chopped walnuts dusted with some flour liberally on the cake and bake approximately for 35- 45 minutes...or until a tooth pick comes out clean.
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