Cinnamon Apple Cake

Name: Cinnamon Apple Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups sugar, divided; 1/2 cup stick margarine, softened; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 6 ounces block-style fat free cream cheese, softened (about 3/4 cup); 2 large eggs; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 3 cups chopped peeled baking apples (about 3 large, I use Granny Smith); cooking spray

Submitted by Golfladee

"I found this in a Cooking Light magazine. The cream cheese in the batter gives the cake lots of moisture."

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Ready In:: 1hr 10mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 12

ingredients

1 ³⁄₄ cups sugar, divided
¹⁄₂ cup stick margarine, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 ounces block-style fat free cream cheese, softened (about 3/4 cup)
2 large eggs
1 ¹⁄₂ cups all-purpose flour
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons baking powder
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 cups chopped peeled baking apples (about 3 large, I use Granny Smith)
cooking spray

directions

Preheat oven to 350°.
Beat 1 1/2 cups sugar, margarine, vanilla, and cream cheese at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended (about 4 minutes). Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture, beating at low speed until blended.
Combine 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon. Combine 2 tablespoons cinnamon mixture and apple in a bowl, and stir apple mixture into batter. Pour batter into an 8-inch springform pan coated with cooking spray, and sprinkle with remaining cinnamon mixture.
Bake at 350° for about 1 hour or until the cake pulls away from the sides of the pan. Cool the cake completely on a wire rack, and cut using a serrated knife.
Note: You can also make this cake in a 9-inch square cake pan or a 9-inch springform pan; just reduce the cooking time by 5 minutes.

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Reviews

Very good and extremely moist! It was a major hit for my family and company! My son is allergic to eggs, and not wanting him to be left out with desserts, I used Ener G's Egg Replacer for the eggs called for in the recipe. I also used 1/2 cup whole weat flour and 1 cup all-purpose flour to make it even more healthy. I will DEFINITELY make this recipe many more times down the road! Thanks for sharing it!

cmr1120
Very moist and tasty, I used the 1/3 of the fat cream cheese.

shandaweis
I've been baking this cake for years and it's a favorite. Just delicious. Jan

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