Fresh Apple Cinnamon Cake

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 2 Apples, med.

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg, large

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp Baking soda
  • 3 tbsp Brown sugar
  • 1 Cake batter
  • 1 1/4 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 dash Cinnamon
  • 1 11/16 cups Flour
  • 1 Glaze
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 Streusel
  • 3/4 cup Sugar
  • 1 cup Sugar, powder
  • 1 tsp Vanilla

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1/4 cup Pecans

• Dairy

  • 3/8 cup Butter
  • 1/4 cup Cream cheese, reduced fat
  • 1/3 cup Milk, reduced fat
  • 4 tsp Milk
  • 1/2 cup Yogurt, Plain

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Description

Ingredients

• Cake Batter
• 1½ cups Flour
• ½ tsp. Baking powder
• ¼ tsp Salt
• ¼ tsp. Baking soda
• 1 tsp. Cinnamon
• ¾ cup sugar
• ¼ cup (2oz) Reduced fat cream cheese
• ¼ cup (1/2 stick) butter softened
• 1 tsp. Vanilla
• 1 large Egg
• ½ cup plain yogurt
• ⅓ cup reduced fat milk
• 2 med. apples - peeled and finely chopped
• Streusel
• 3 Tbs. Flour
• 3 Tbs. Brown Sugar
• ¼ tsp. Cinnamon
• 2 Tbs. Butter, chilled
• ¼ cup Pecans, chopped
• Glaze
• 1 cup powder sugar
• 4 tsp milk
• dash of cinnamon

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350
• Prepare one 8in cake pan - grease well and lightly flour.
• * If you have parchment available, cut a circle the size of the bottom and fit inside. This ensures the cake will release easily.
• Combine flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda in small bowl, mix to combine.
• Combine, butter, cream cheese and sugar in large bowl; beat with a mixer on high speed until well blended. Add vanilla, cinnamon and egg - beat on medium until well blended.
• Combine yogurt and milk in a small bowl; stir to combine. Toss apples with 1 tbs of flour - this keeps the apple from sinking to the bottom while baking.
• With mixer on low, add ⅓ of the flour mixture, when combined, add ⅓ of the yogurt, then repeat until all ingredient are used. Do not over-beat - this keeps the cake tender.
• Fold the diced Apples into the batter, then spread batter into prepared cake pan(s).
• Make Strussel: Combine Flour, Brown Sugar, and cinnamon in small bowl. Cut 2 Tbs of butter into to the mixture to resemble coarse meal. Add pecans and mix again. Sprinkle streusel evenly over cake - Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until a wooden tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool pan on rack for 30 minutes. To remove cake from pan place a plate over the top of the cake and invert - lift pan. Use a second plate and invert again. When cake is completely cool - combine powder sugar, cinnamon, and milk stir to combine. Drizzle glaze over cake.