Strawberry Lemon Cake Bars
Serves about 16.
Prep time: <10 minutes
Cook time: About 32 minutes
Ingredients:
For the bars:
- 1 1/2 cup of whole wheat flour
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- Dash of salt (about 1/3 teaspoon)
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 1/4 cup lemon zest
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 cup chopped strawberries
For the glaze:
- 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons heavy cream
- 4 1/2 teaspoons lemon zest
- About 1/2 cup chopped strawberries
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8 x 8 glass baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk the flour, sugar and salt together. In a stand mixer, beat the butter, applesauce, eggs and lemon juice together. Add the flour mixture alternating with the lemon zest and mix until fully combined.
- Pour about half of the batter into the prepared cake pan. Top with chopped strawberries, evenly sprinkling them over all corners of the pan. Pour the remaining batter on top to completely cover the strawberries.
- Bake for about 30 – 36 minutes or until golden brown. (You want the middle to be moist, but solid). An easy to way to test is to shake the pan just a little to ensure the middle isn’t still liquidy.
- Let cool completely. While they cool, prepare the glaze by whisking the powdered sugar, heavy cream and lemon zest together. Once the cake has cooled, pour over the glaze. Top with chopped strawberries and slice!
Nutritional information per bar:
Calories: 238
Fat: 9.2 grams
Carbohydrates: 33.5 grams
Fiber: > 1 gram
Protein: 3.25
Weight Watchers Points: 6