Double Apple Cake

Submitted by Boyz 5

"Apples, Apples, Apples!!! We love apples in this house!! And we love apple cake even more!! Found this one in "CANADIAN LIVING". Applesauce makes this cake moist and low-fat."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Yields: 1 cake
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 2 large apples
• 2⁄3 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup butter, softened
• 1 egg
• 1⁄4 cup low-fat plain yogurt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 2⁄3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ginger
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 pinch salt
• 2⁄3 cup applesauce

• TOPPING

• 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons water
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Peel, core and thinly slice apples; set aside.
3. In bowl, beat sugar with butter until crumbly.
4. Beat in egg, yogurt and vanilla.
5. Combine flour, ginger, baking powder, baking soda and salt; fold into butter mixture alternately with applesauce, making 3 additions of dry and 2 of wet.
6. Spoon into lightly greased 9-inch springform pan.
7. Arrange apples in overlapping concentric circles on top.
8. TOPPING: Combine sugar, water and cinnamon; brush over apples.
9. Bake for 40 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
10. Let cool in pan on rack for 5 minutes.
11. Remove side of pan; let cool completely.