Apple Cake With Almonds

16 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • 5 tablespoons butter, divided
  • 2 cups chopped peeled cooking apple
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup (4 ounces) block-style fat-free cream cheese
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/2 cup 1% low-fat milk
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg white
  • Cooking spray
  • 2 tablespoons sliced almonds, toasted
  • 1/3 cup sifted powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons water

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. 2
    Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add apple; cook 5 minutes or until tender.
  3. 3
    Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl, stirring with a whisk. Combine 1/4 cup butter, granulated sugar, cream cheese, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and almond extract in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until blended.
  4. 4
    Combine milk, egg, and egg white. Add flour mixture and milk mixture alternately to cream cheese mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in apple. Pour batter into a 9-inch round cake pan coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with almonds.
  5. 5
    Bake at 350° for 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan.
  6. 6
    Combine 1/4 teaspoon vanilla, powdered sugar, and water in a small bowl. Drizzle over cake. Serve cake warm or at room temperature.

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