Deceptively Healthy Dessert: Pumpkin Apple Spice Cake

Hello and welcome!

Today's Deceptively Healthy Dessert is a take off of my grandmother's classic Pumpkin Bread. (Don't tell my brother ;) )

The Recipe: (Makes one 1lb loaf cake)

• 1 cup pumpkin
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• Salt
• 2 tbsp cinnamon

The Process:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
2. Mix the pumpkin, egg, applesauce, and vegetable oil in a bowl.
3. Add the sugar and honey and mix. 
4. Add the flour and mix.
5. Add the baking powder and cinnamon and mix. 
6. Pour into greased pan. 
7. Bake for about 1 hour. 
8. Allow to cool for about 30 minutes. 
9. Enjoy! 

The Calories:

Pumpkin- 80 calories

Egg- 70 calories

Applesauce- 50 calories

Sugar- 773 calories

Honey- 128 calories

Vegetable oil- 1927 calories

Flour- 796 calories

Baking Powder- 0 calories

Salt- 0 calories

Cinnamon- 38 calories

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TOTAL: 3889 calories

What went right: 

          It tastes wonderful and is very rich and filling! 

What went wrong:

          Entirely too addictive ;) 

What I would do next time: 

          Add cinnamon whipped cream or cinnamon ice cream. It would definitely add to it. Kirby also suggested putting the cake in the fridge near the end, which made it taste completely different but very good! 

Overall, a great cake warm or cold!