Last week I posted a picture on my Instagram feed of a delicious apple cake I made for a friend.  It was an absolute hit with her and her family.  She has three young ones and they all loved it!  So it’s not only friend approved but kid approved!  Her one-year old daughter loved, loved, loved it!  I have tasted it as well and it is absolutely delicious.

This recipe is from the newest Cooking Light magazine (October 2015).  This apple cake recipe saves you over 150 calories and gives you more fiber than the traditional recipe.  And if there is a dessert that isn’t as fattening, I’m sold!  This cake is moist, tender, and has great flavors and is not overly sweet.  Oh I actually added a little more cinnamon and ginger to my cake.  I wanted it to have a tad bit more of fall flavors.  I did not make the yogurt cream sauce, so I cannot give you my thoughts on it.

So give this cake a try and enjoy it!  Make this for your tailgate this Saturday and your friends will love you even more, I promise!!!

Whole-Grain Apple Cake with Yogurt Cream:

Cake Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 2/3 cup nonfat buttermilk
• 1/3 cup canola oil
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract (I tend to add a little more here)
• 2 large eggs
• 7.5 oz. whole-wheat pastry flour (about 1-2/3 cups)
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon (I did 1 tsp)
• 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
• 1/8 tsp. ground sugar (I did 1/4 tsp.)
• 2 cups shredded peeled apple (about 2 large, Gala or Honeycrisp)

Streusel Ingredients:

• 3 Tbsp. quick-cooking oats
• 2 Tbsp chopped walnuts (I used pecans)
• 1 Tbsp brown sugar
• 1-1/2 Tbsp frozen unsalted butter, grated
• Dash of kosher salt

Yogurt Cream Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup plain 2% reduced-fat Greek yogurt
• 3 Tbsp. heavy whipping cream
• 1 Tbsp brown sugar

Streusel Directions:

1. Combine oats & next 4 ingredients (through dash of salt) in a small bowl; toss to combine.

Cake Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. To prepare cake, place first 5 ingredients (through eggs) in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed, 30 seconds or until well combined.
3. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.  Combine flour and next 5 ingredients (through ginger) in a medium bowl, stirring well with a whisk.  Add flour mixture to sugar mixture; beat at low speed just until combined.  Stir in apple by hand.
4. Spread batter into a 9-inch spring-form pan, coated with baking spray and lightly dusted with flour.
5. Sprinkle streusel topping evenly over batter.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs clinging.  Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack, remove sides of pan.

Yogurt Cream Directions:

1. To prepare cream, place yogurt, whipping cream & 1 Tablespoon sugar in a bowl.  Beat with a mixer at medium speed until soft peeks form.
2. Serve with warm cake. Enjoy!

Recipe: Cooking Light Magazine

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Christy Davis Interiors is a full service interior design firm specializing in new construction & remodel.  Christy Davis is based in Columbia, South Carolina, 29205, but works in Charleston and Hilton Head.