Prettify find() datetime results in CakePHP using CakeTime

cakephp_reformat_datetime_in_results.php

<?php # /app/Model/AppModel.php

/**
 * afterFind() override
 * 
 * @param mixed $results
 * @param boolean $primary
 * @return mixed
 */
public function afterFind($results, $primary = false) {
    parent::afterFind($results, $primary);
    return $this->_prettifyDates($results);
}
        
/**
 * Reformat date fields
 * 
 * @param mixed $results
 * @uses CakeTime()
 * @return mixed
 */
protected function _prettifyDates($results) {
    $datetime_fields = array('created', 'modified');
    foreach ($datetime_fields as $needle) {
        foreach ($results as $key => $val) {
            if (isset($val[key($val)][$needle])) {
                $results[$key][key($val)][$needle] = CakeTime::niceShort($val[key($val)][$needle]);
            }
        }
    }
    return $results;
}