Cinnamon Apple Cake

Name: Cinnamon Apple Cake
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

11 ingredients

5 steps

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

1

Preheat oven to 350°.
2

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.
3

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.
4

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.
5

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.