Happening Squares

The Ingredients:

Topping

• 120 cc (or ½ cup) of pecans
• 15 g (or 1 tablespoon) of butter
• stevia equivalent of 12 g (or 1 tablespoon) of sugar
• 1.5 g (or ½ teaspoon) of powdered cinnamon

Cake

• 30 g (or 2 tablespoons) of butter
• 60 ml (or ¼ cup) of coconut cream
• stevia equivalent of 100 g (or ½ cup) of sugar
• 5 ml (or 1 teaspoon) of pure vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 100 g (or 1 cup) of almond flour
• 10 g (or 2 tablespoons) of all-purpose flour
• 2.5 g (or ½ teaspoon) of baking soda
• 3 g (or ½ teaspoon) of salt
• 1.5 g (or ½ teaspoon) of powdered cinnamon
• 1 apple, weighing approximately 175 g (or 6 oz)

The Method:

Topping

1. Butter a square or rectangular baking pan, approximately 20 x 20 cm (or 8 x 8 inch).
2. Set the oven to 175°C (or 350°F).
3. Prepare the topping by first chopping the pecans to the desired size for a crumbly texture.
4. Melt the butter, and add the stevia and cinnamon, stirring to distribute evenly.
5. Add the pecans to the butter mixture and stir to coat the nut pieces with the butter.
   

Cake

1. Prepare the wet ingredients by first melting the butter.
2. Place the coconut cream, egg, stevia, and vanilla in a medium-size mixing bowl.
3. Whisk to break up the egg.
   
4. Add the melted butter and continue to whisk until the mixture is homogeneous.
   
5. Prepare the dry ingredients by placing the almond flour, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon into a medium-size mixing bowl.
6. Stir thoroughly, breaking up any lumps of almond flour, until all the ingredients are evenly distributed.
   
7. Prepare the apple by washing and drying it, then dicing it into cubes approximately 6 mm (or ¼ inch) in diameter.
   
8. Add the apple cubes to the dry ingredients mixture, and stir to cover each piece of apple with flour.
   
9. Add the flour-apple mixture to the wet ingredients and stir quickly and thoroughly to make a soft dough.
   
10. Turn the dough out into the greased baking pan and spread it evenly across the bottom.
11. Sprinkle the pecan topping over the dough.
    
12. Lightly and rapidly press the pecan topping down so the larger pieces are halfway into the dough.
13. Immediately place the baking pan into the oven.
14. Bake the cake for 30 minutes.
15. Cool the baking pan on a rack before cutting the cake into Happening bars or squares.