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Apple cake with cream cheese frosting

Apple cake with cream cheese frosting

By Lily Wan
20’ Prep time
33’ Cook time
53’ Total time
258 Calories
9 Serving

Summary

This apple cake recipe goes perfectly with a cup of coffee for breakfast or makes a great healthy dessert! get out your chai spice, apples, and applesauce and you’ll have a delicious healthy apple cake ready to eat all week long.
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Step by Step

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Step 1

Begin by preheating the oven to 350ºF and line a 9×13-inch cake pan* with parchment paper or spray the pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Step 2
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Step 2

Next, place all dry ingredients into a large bowl and mix well. Set aside.
Step 3
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Step 3

In a separate bowl, whisk the brown sugar, maple syrup, and vanilla extract together until combined and smooth.
Step 4
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Step 4

Add the applesauce, shredded apple, Greek yogurt, and almond milk to the bowl and carefully mix.
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Step 5

Crack the eggs into a small separate bowl and gently whisk the eggs to just break the yolks and add them to the wet ingredients and whisk the eggs into the wet ingredients until just combined.
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Step 6

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until the dry and wet ingredients are mixed together.
Step 7
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Step 7

Pour the batter into the pan and place the apple cake in the oven and bake at 350ºF for 30-33 minutes.*
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Step 8

While the cake is baking, place all of the ingredients for the cream cheese frosting into a bowl and use an electric mixer to whip all the ingredients together until the frosting is smooth.*
Step 9
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Step 9

Remove the apple cake from the oven and let it cool completely before frosting the cake.
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Step 10

Dust the cake with a bit more chai spice or top with your favorite chopped nuts.

Tips and Warnings

  • We tested this cake in an aluminum baking pan and a ceramic pan and both worked well.
  • Every oven bakes differently, so be sure to keep an eye on your cake about 25 minutes into your baking time to make sure it isn’t browning too much on top.
  • If the cake is browning too much to your liking, tent a piece of tin foil over the top of the cake for the duration of the baking time. If you like your cake frosting on the sweeter side, feel free to add more maple syrup to the frosting.
  • This recipe was updated on 11/4/2022. 

Ingredient

  • Large eggs
    Large eggs
    4
  • Vanilla extract
    Vanilla extract
    9.86 ml
  • All-purpose flour
    All-purpose flour
    709.76 ml
  • Maple syrup
    Maple syrup
    236.59 ml
  • Baking powder
    Baking powder
    4.93 ml
  • Baking soda
    Baking soda
    4.93 ml
  • 2%
    2%
    236.59 ml
  • 2% greek yogurt
    2% greek yogurt
    118.29 ml
  • Fat-free cream cheese
    Fat-free cream cheese
    226.8 g
  • Homemade chai spice
    Homemade chai spice
    19.72 ml
  • Kosher salt
    Kosher salt
    4.93 ml
  • Light brown sugar
    Light brown sugar
    236.59 ml
  • Plain
    Plain
    236.59 ml
  • Shredded honeycrisp apple
    Shredded honeycrisp apple
    473.18 ml
  • Unsweetened applesauce
    Unsweetened applesauce
    473.18 ml

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