Coffee Cake

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Andy Cook Exceptional Health

Certain articles used with permission from www.xlear.com

Nutritionist Karen Edwards (Ph.D Holistic Nutrition), has compiled over 80 delicious recipes in this hard cover book with inner spiral binding to allow pages to lie flat. Included are favourite desserts, biscuits, pies, cakes, frostings, ice cream, drinks, breads and muffins. Every recipe features the use of xylitol and other natural ingredients for healthier cooking.

Recipes are quick and easy, have a minimum number of ingredients, and use the freshest whole foods for delicious results. It contains many helpful hints about special ingredients and choosing the best cookware and bakeware.


	This marvellous recipe book is available from the Xlear website, and the following recipe is published here with permission:

Overnight Coffee Cake

4 TBS unsalted butter
1 cup XyloSweet
6 TBS unsweetened applesauce
2 eggs
1 cup reduced-fat sour cream
2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1.5 TBS lecithin granules
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 tsp nutmeg

Topping:

2/3 cup XyloSweet
½ cup finely chopped pecans
1 tsp cinnamon

To prepare cake batter: Cream butter and XyloSweet, gradually adding applesauce during creaming process. Beat in eggs. Add sour cream and mix well. Combine flour, lecithin, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; gradually add to cake batter and mix well. Pour batter into a buttered and floured 9" x 13" pan.

To prepare topping: Combine XyloSweet, pecans and cinnamon. Sprinkle evenly over batter. Cover cake and refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight. Uncover and bake at 350 F (180 C) for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean. Yields 24 servings.

Note: This sweet, delicately flavoured coffee cake has a very light and tender texture and is better served warm.

Per serving:

Calories: 117, Carbs: 19.1g, Fibre: 1.1g, Fat: 5.7g, Sodium: 129.2mg, Net Carbs: 6.3g.













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