Apple Spice Cake

Name: Apple Spice Cake
Ingredients: 1 cup packed dark brown sugar; 1/3 cup (3 ounces) block-style fat-free cream cheese, softened; 1/4 cup vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 large eggs; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 cup low-fat buttermilk; 1 cup chopped peeled Braeburn apple; 2 tablespoons brandy (optional); Cooking spray; 2 teaspoons powdered sugar

16 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/3 cup (3 ounces) block-style fat-free cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup low-fat buttermilk
1 cup chopped peeled Braeburn apple
2 tablespoons brandy (optional)
Cooking spray
2 teaspoons powdered sugar

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350°.
2

Place the first 4 ingredients in a large bowl, and beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 3 minutes). Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
3

Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and the next 5 ingredients (flour through nutmeg), stirring with a whisk. Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture; beat well after each addition. Stir in the apple and brandy, if desired. Spoon mixture into an 8-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray.
4

Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.