Fresh Apple Yogurt Coffee Cake

Apple Coffee Cake without fat. From NYTimes.com. Originally published with Eating Well By Marian Burros, February 5, 1992

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 15
• Yields: 1 cake

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1  cup sugar
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon mace or 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  orange rind, grated
• 1 1⁄2 cups nonfat plain yogurt
• 1  tablespoon cornstarch
• 1⁄4 cup nonfat milk
• 1  large apple, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 2 -3  teaspoons vanilla extract
•  oil, to grease the pan

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, mace and salt into a large bowl. Add the remaining ingredients and blend by hand until well mixed.
2. Spoon into a greased 9-by-13-inch baking pan and bake 35 to 40 minutes, until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm or cool. YIELD 15 servings
3. NOTE - Nutrition analysis per serving: 92 calories; 0.1 gram fat; 0.5 milligram cholesterol; 147 milligrams sodium; 1.9 grams protein; 21 grams carbohydrates.