Apple Cake, Double Cakes & Cookies

2 apples
2/3cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup butter,softened
1 egg
1/4 cup low-fat plain yogurt
1 tsp. vanilla
1-2/3 cups sifted cake and pastry flour
1-1/2 tsp. ginger
1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
pinch salt
2/3 cup apple sauce
TOPPING:
3 tbsp. packed brown sugar
2 tsp. water
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
Canadian Living Oct 1996

Peel, core and thinly slice apples; set aside. In a bowl, beat sugar with butter until crumbly. Beat in egg. Beat in yogurt and vanilla. Combine flour, ginger, baking powder, baking soda and salt; fold into butter mixture alternately with applesauce, making 3 additions of dry and 2 of wet. Spoon into lightly greased 9-inch springform pan. Arrange apples in overlapping concentric circles on top.

TOPPING: Combine sugar, water and cinnamon; brush over apples. Bake in a 350¼F oven for 40 minutes or until cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean. Let cool in the pan on a rack for 5 minutes. Remove side of pan; Let cool completely. Makes 10 servings,PER SERVING; 220 calories, 3 grams protein, 6 g. fat, 40 carbohydrate.


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