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Apple Walnut Squares

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Course: Dessert Cakes
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Author: Cakescottage

Ingredients

  • For Cake
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup chopped apple
  • 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup semolina
  • 1/2 cup Canola oil
  • For Sugar syrup
  • 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 cup water

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Beat in eggs in a bowl, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • In medium bow, combine semolina, baking powder, both of sugars and oil.
  • Add apples, walnuts, eggs mixture and continue mixing until thoroughly mixed.
  • Roll the mixture with lightly floured hands and place into cake pan ( 13 x 9 ) lined with baking sheet.
  • Bake in a preheated oven for 30 minutes at 350 degrees F.
  • Meanwhile, let's make sugar syrup, In a heavy saucepan (at least 5 cup capacity), stir together the sugar and water until the sugar is completely moistened.
  • Heat, stirring constantly, until the sugar dissolves and the syrup is bubbling.
  • After 30 minutes remove cake pan from oven and spread the sugar syrup on top.
  • Turn the oven off and place cake pan back while oven is still hot and leave for 10 minutes to sugar syrup soak up in cake.
  • After 10 minutes remove from the oven and let cool completely on a rack before cutting into 2-inch squares.