Simple and Sweet Apple Cake

By srumbel

The apples make this cake very moist (without being soggy) and I love the flavors of the simple sweet cake mixed with the juicy apples and cinnamon. The batter took just a few minutes to whisk together, and mine was perfectly baked at about 50 minutes. I used golden delicious apples because they were what I had available, but I think it would be fun to experiment with some other varieties of apples too (granny smith, sweet tango, etc.). Hooray for fall baking!

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Ingredients

• 2 large or 3 medium apples, peeled, cored, and chopped
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 4 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup canola oil
• 1/3 cup greek yogurt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/4 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. Spray a 9 x 9 pan with cooking spray.Toss chopped apples with cinnamon and brown sugar, and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together sugar, canola oil, yogurt, and vanilla until well blended. Whisk in eggs until well combined. Whisk in flour, baking powder, and salt until combined. Pour half of the cake batter into the pan, spreading to cover the bottom, and top with half of the apples. Spread the remaining cake batter over the top and sprinkle with remaining apples. Bake 50-60 minutes, or until light golden brown. Let cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar.