Sticky Toffee Date Cake Recipe — Eat This Not That

Ingredients

• Nonstick cooking spray
• 1 8-ounce package whole pitted dates
• chopped (1 1/2 cups)
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 1 medium pear
• peeled
• cored
• and chopped
• 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup white whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup frozen light whipped dessert topping
• thawed
• Fresh pear slices (optional)
• Grated fresh nutmeg (optional)