Apple Kale Cake with Apple Frosting

 Apple Kale Cake with Apple Frosting

Ingredients:

Apple Kale Cake

3 cups loosely packed raw kale -woody stalks discarded 3 eggs

½ cup vegetable oil

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

½ cup unsweetened applesauce

¾ cup granulated sugar

2 apples peeled and grated 2 cups plain flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

Apple Frosting:

2 cups powdered sugar

2 tablespoons butter softened

2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce smooth

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and line 2 x 8" round cake pans with baking paper. Tear the kale leaves into bite-sized pieces and boil or steam for 3-5 minutes until tender. Refresh by running under cold water, drain and squeeze out the excess liquid. Add the kale to a blender with the eggs, oil, vanilla, applesauce and sugar and whiz until smooth. Pour the blended kale mixture into a mixing bowl. Squeeze the excess moisture out of the grated apple, then add the apple to the bowl and stir to combine.

Sift in the flour, baking powder and salt and gently combine, taking care not to overmix at this stage. Pour into the prepared pans and bake for 20-25 minutes or until an inserted skewer comes out clean. Cool for 2 minutes in the pans and then turn onto a wire rack to cool completely.

For the apple frosting

Beat the butter, apple sauce and vanilla, then sift in the powdered sugar and beat until thick and smooth. If necessary, add a little more powdered sugar to thicken, or a tablespoon of milk to thin.

Frost the completely cooled cake