Apple Cake anyone??

Thank You, gals for your wonderful guesses! You all were pretty close, well, almost!
What you see is what you get, at least in this case, it is an Apple Cake.
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OK first things first.
One more joins the bandwagon. Of ? Of whole wheat flour cake makers, a little late albeit! What?? You heard it. Has she lost her mind? I don't think so, others may differ. It's true, I'm just trying to be a part of the ever growing clan of whole wheat flour bakers called, "Bakers with a cause: Nutrition".
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A little background might help here. I was never much of a baker, but once I happened to peek at the mile long list of ingredients on the cake wrapper and almost fell off my chair. Glycerin?? sodium aluminium phosphate??? what is that doing in my cake?? But it is true, and hence began my experiments in baking. (Non-believers, I've saved the wrapper and will mail it to you if you don't believe what all goes in there).
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The amount of butter used in most recipes is quite daunting and many a times I just gazed at the recipes, leaving the actual baking to my friends and family. The first time I ever saw the use of oil in baking cakes was when I happened to chance upon the date cake made by Shilpa. It turned out great and I tried to incorporate the basic guidelines into a couple of cakes I baked, with good results, If I may say so myself.
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This apple cake was conceived out of the necessity of using up apples for something more than adorning my dining table, yes it's the same story in my house.
I used a banana to get the moistness which is hard to come by in an egg less cake. I don't claim that it is the best egg less cake, but nonetheless it is quite good, given the nutrition it packs.
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3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup chopped apple
1 medium banana mashed
1/2 tsp cardamom powder
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
pinch of salt
1/2 cup brown sugar OR regular sugar OR a equal mix of both (can alter as per taste)
1/4 cup + 2tbsp milk
1/4 cup yogurt
1/4 cup butter/oil/margarine OR a mix (I added oil & butter)
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Mix the flour, cardamom powder & pinch of salt. Add sugar, apple and mashed banana. Finally add the whisked yogurt, milk and oil/butter. Mix for about 5minutes to incorporate air. Pre-heat oven to 350 C. (The term pre-heat always cracks me up, will tell you why, after the recipe) Add baking powder & soda and bake till a toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean, about 45-50 minutes. Cool and then serve by itself or you may frost it as per your liking. I like mine plain, don't fancy all the sugary mix on top.

(If any baker belonging to this clan tries more than 1/4 C whole wheat flour, please do let me know your experience, if you live to tell the tale that is!)
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The cake is not all that dense, is pretty moist and tastes good, not bad for avoiding all that butter & bleached flour, what say? I added the cardamom powder taking the tip from apple rabdi that I make, and has worked wonders in combining apples & elaichi powder.
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About the term 'Pre-heat'. I always remember the words of one of my favorite stand up comedians, George Carlin. In one of his stand up routines, he says about this, you either heat something or you don't, how can you 'pre-heat' anything? Think about it. Exactly what do you do in that process of 'pre-heating' ? He also talks about the 'pre-boarding' for passengers with children or passengers travelling first class, on the plane (remember the announcement?). He says you either board the plane or not, what is this obsession with 'pre'. Aah! he is too funny, always cracks me up.

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Here is my contribution for Jyothna's Safety Moment.

I saw this on TV and it has really helped a lot.

When using any bakeproof pots and pans with handles in the oven, just sprinkle some flour on the handle. This way when you are about to take it out, the flour will remind you to be careful and not touch it with bare hands.

You can also implement this for any pots used on a regular stove where the handles get heated up fast. It is a very natural instinct to just pickup something without realising how dangerous it can be (experince talking here).