Cinnamon Apple Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 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

Recipe

• 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.