Apple Date Pomegranate Cake

Seasonal & Holiday Eats

• 3 eggs

• 3/4 cup brown sugar

• 1/3 cup vegetable oil

• ¼ cup apple juice

• 1 tsp vanilla

• 2 cups of cake flour

• 1 ¾ tsp baking soda

• 4 peeled, cored and diced Granny Smith apples

• 2 cups chopped dates

• ½ cup pomegranate seeds

• ½ cup golden raisins

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• 2 tbsp white sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Coat diced apples with combo of cinnamon and white sugar. Chop dates and add to apples along with the pomegranates and raisins. Set aside mixture.

Beat eggs, brown sugar and oil until smooth – In another bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt and mix well. Combine wet and dry ingredients, mixing well. Add fruit mixture to the batter, folding gently. Pour batter mixture into a greased 8 or 9” sq pan (you can double the recipe and use a 9x13” pan or make into individual muffins using muffin tins.) Bake in oven until golden brown and a testing fork comes out smooth. Let cool and serve.