Cranberry Zucchini Snack Cake
Prep time: 20 Mins
Cook time: 33 Mins
Yields: 32 Slices
Easy to bake snack cake using fresh cranberries and zucchini. This cranberry zucchini snack cake recipe is perfect if you are baking for a small gathering, especially for a bunch of kids.
DRY INGREDIENTS:
WET INGREDIENTS:
ADD-ONS:
SUBSTITUTIONS:
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350F/180C for 15 minutes. Line two 9-inch round pans with parchment paper. Puree the can of crushed pineapple with the juice and set aside.
  2. In a large bowl sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  3. In another bowl, whisk together the applesauce, yogurt, oil, vanilla extract and blended pineapple puree.
  4. Incorporate the wet ingredients into the dry flour mix and stir until just combined.
  5. Fold in the zucchini, cranberries and walnuts.
  6. Divide the batter between the two pans. To be precise scoop out 1 cup of batter each time and fill the pans equally. Bake for about 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cakes comes out clean.
  7. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes and then move it to wire racks to cool completely. Dust with confectioner's sugar, if desired. Cut each cake into 8 wedges.
My Notes:
  1. I cut back about 75% of oil and substituted applesauce for it. I think that's the reason the cake was quite dense. The kids didn't mind it all because the cake was very sweet. But I was able to feel it. So I would suggest trying this recipe with cake flour instead of all-purpose flour to see if it gave a better texture.
  2. The next time I bake this cake, I'm going to infuse a hint of orange flavor by adding orange zest and some freshly squeezed orange juice.
Nutritional Information for 1 Slice
Calories: 113.2
Total Fat: 3.0 g
Saturated fat: 1.6 g
Unsaturated fat: 1.2 g
Cholesterol: 0.2 mg
Total Carbohydrate: 20.8 g
Sugars: 11.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.9 g
Protein: 1.7 g
Sodium: 134.2 mg
Potassium: 64.4 mg
Recipe by Madhuram's Eggless Cooking at https://www.egglesscooking.com/cranberry-zucchini-snack-cake-recipe/