This recipe is easier than you could imagine, and it’s quick enough to whip up when a friend drops by for coffee or tea. What could be better on a chilly, rainy Spring day?

Raisin-Applesauce Snack Cake

1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup unbleached flour (or you could just use 2 cups unbleached)
1 cup sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1/4 cup canola oil
1 1/3 cup natural applesauce
1 cup raisins
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional, but who wouldn’t want ‘em?)

Mix dry ingredients together; add wet ingredients and mix well. Stir in raisins and nuts. Pour into greased 9×13-inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Drizzle with glaze (recipe follows) or simply dust with confectioners’ sugar.

Glaze:
1 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted to get lumps out
2 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
2 tsp light corn syrup
1/2 tsp vanilla
2-3 Tbsp whole milk or cream

Combine sugar and butter. Add corn syrup and vanilla, stirring to combine. Drizzle in milk a little at a time until glaze has a nice consistency for drizzling over cake.