Recipe and source notes

Cinnamon Apple Coffee Cake

9 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • ¼ cup margarine, softened
  • 2 large egg whites
  • ½ cup low-fat (1% fat) buttermilk
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 medium apple, unpeeled, cored and finely chopped

Make it step by step

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
  2. Prepare a 9-inch square baking pan with nonstick pan spray.
  3. In a large bowl, beat together the sugar, margarine, and egg whites until smooth.
  4. Stir in the buttermilk.
  5. Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt and mix just until the ingredients are moistened (the batter will be stiff).
  6. Fold in the apple.
  7. Spread the batter in the prepared pan.
  8. Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  9. Cut into nine 3-inch squares.
  10. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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