Apple-Spice Cake

By sandiB2010

Subtly spiced with cinnamon, ginger, and cloves, each Apple Spice Cake square is chock full of chopped apple.

Ingredients

• Nonstick cooking spray
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup white whole wheat flour
• 1/4 cup flax seed meal
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 6 ounce carton plain low-fat yogurt
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar or brown sugar substitute* equivalent to 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• 1 large apple (such as Granny Smith, Braeburn, or Gala), cored and finely chopped (1 cup)
• 2/3 cup frozen light whipped dessert topping, thawed

Details

Servings 9

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat an 8x8x2-inch baking pan with cooking spray; set aside.

2. In a large bowl, stir together all-purpose flour, white whole wheat flour, flax seed meal, baking powder, 3/4 teaspoon of the cinnamon, the baking soda, ginger, salt, and cloves. In a medium bowl, combine egg, yogurt, brown sugar, applesauce, oil, and molasses. Add egg mixture to flour mixture; stir just until combined. Fold in apple. Spread batter evenly in the prepared baking pan.

3. Bake about 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool slightly on a wire rack.

4. To serve, cut cake into squares. Serve warm. Top each serving with whipped topping and sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon.