This easy apple bar is just right for snacking or lunch boxes. Make the Brown Sugar Icing or simply sprinkle icing sugar over these spicy bars.
- Portion size 24 servings
Ingredients
Bars:
Brown Sugar Icing:
Method
Grease a 13- x 9-inch (3.5 L) cake pan and dust with flour.
Bars: In small saucepan, combine raisins and water and bring to boil, uncovered. Remove from heat and, stirring periodically, let cool while preparing batter.
Cream butter with brown sugar until well blended; beat in vanilla and egg.
Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, spices and salt. Mix into creamed batter alternately with raisins and water, making 3 additions of dry and 2 of liquid. Stir in apples and nuts (batter will be thick). Spread evenly into pan.
Bake in 350°F (180°C) oven for 25 minutes or until firm to touch.
Brown Sugar Icing: In small heavy saucepan, bring brown sugar, butter and milk to boil; remove from heat and beat in vanilla and icing sugar, adding about 1/2 cup (125 mL) at a time. Let cool slightly and spread over cooled cake.
Alternatively, sieve 1/4 cup (50 mL) icing sugar over cake.
Store in airtight container.
