Dannon Low Fat Apple Spice Cake Recipes

FRESH APPLE SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9-by-13-by-2-inch baking pan.
• Place the pecans on a sheet pan and toast them for 5 to 10 minutes, until lightly toasted. Set aside. Combine the rum and raisins in a small bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and microwave for 60 seconds. Set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vegetable oil, vanilla, and orange zest on medium speed for 3 minutes. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves into a medium bowl. With the mixer on low, slowly add the flour mixture to the wet mixture, just until combined. Drain the raisins, discarding the liquid. With a rubber spatula, fold the raisins, pecans, and apples into the batter. Spread into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Set aside to cool, cut into squares, and serve warm or at room temperature with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of warm caramel sauce.

CHUNKY APPLE SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Beat butter and brown sugar for 5 minutes in a mixing bowl.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla until blended. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl mix flour, pumpkin pie spice, allspice and salt.
• Gradually add to sugar mixture; beating until well blended.
• Stir in apples, nuts and raisins (if desired).
• Pour into a greased 9 inch baking pan,.
• Bake 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Serve warm with Vanilla Butter Sauce.
• VANILLA BUTTER SAUCE:.
• Combine butter and whipping cream with brown sugar.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat.
• Reduce heat; simmer for 10 minutes or until slightly thickened.
• Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
• Serve warm over cake.

APPLE SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a Bundt pan.
• Beat together the cake mix, water, applesauce, oil, eggs, and spice, scraping down the sides as needed. Fold in the nuts and raisins.
• Pour into the Bundt pan and bake until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean. (My oven has major hot spots and I have to really adapt the time, so it will vary among ovens. I'm going to say 45-55 minutes as an estimate.).
• Cool 10 minute in the pan; turn onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• When it is cool, place on a cake plate and drizzle with the caramel ice cream topping and nuts, if desired.

MOIST LOW-FAT APPLE SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, beat together the brown sugar with the margarine until smooth. Beat in the buttermilk.
• In a smaller bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking soda and powder, and spices. Add the flour mixture and chopped apples/applesauce to the sugar-buttermilk mixture. Wisk vigorously or blend in an electric mixture for several minutes, or until well blended.
• Coat the inside of a bundt cake pan with butter or margarine, and then cover with a thin layer of flour to prevent sticking. To the bottom and sides of the pan, add the crushed pecans. If desired, additional pecans may be used on the sides of the pan or added to the cake batter.
• Pour the batter into the greased/floured pan, and bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean. Remove the pan and allow to cool on a wire rack. Once cool, invert onto a serving dish.
• To make the icing: Using a fork, combine the powdered sugar and salt in a small bowl with the vanilla. Gradually add the milk while stirring, until it reaches the desired consistency. Drizzle over the top and sides of the cake.

CHUNKY APPLE SPICE CAKE WITH VANILLA BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350°F.
• Grease a 9-inch baking pan.
• For cake: Beat butter and brown sugar for 5 minutes in a mixing bowl, until light and fluffy; beat in eggs and vanilla just until blended; set aside.
• Sift together, flour, pumpkin pie spice, allspice and salt. Gradually add to creamed mixture, beating until blended; stir in apples, nuts and raisins (if using).
• Pour the batter/mixture into prepared baking pan.
• Bake 35-40 minutes, or until the cake tests done. Cool on wire rack.
• For butter sauce: Combine butter and whipping cream with brown sugar; bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes, or until slightly thickened. Remove from heat, stir in 2 tbsp vanilla, mix until blended.
• Note: The sauce recipe may be doubled for a larger amount. Serve cake warm with vanilla butter sauce--delicious!
• Do ahead note: The cake can be prepared a day ahead, and the following day, warmed up in the oven on low temperature, then served with warm sauce. Also the sauce can be prepared ahead, and then warmed if desired.

EASY APPLE SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350f degrees.
• Mix cake as per box directions and bake in two 8" or 9" rounds.
• Let cool.
• Place 1 layer, round side down, on plate. Spread with pie filling. Top with second cake layer; round side up.
• Frost side and top of cake with frosting. Store loosely covered at room temperature.
• *I've made this and it kept well for 3 days.
• I also made with Cream Cheese Frosting (our personal taste).

NUTTY APPLE SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• To prepare cake, beat sugar, oil and eggs at medium speed until well blended.
• Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, level with a knife, pour into a small bowl.
• Add cinnamon, baking soda, salt and nutmeg to flour and combine.
• Add flour mixture to sugar mixture, beating just until blended.
• Fold in apple and walnuts.
• Pour batter into a 13x9 greased baking pan.
• Bake at 350 for 55 minutes or until a wooden toothpick in the center comes out clean.
• Run knife around outside edges and cool.
• To prepare sauce, combine raisins (if using) and rum in a microwave safe bowl; let stand 5 minutes.
• Stir in butterscotch topping and microwave on high for 45 seconds or until hot.
• Serve cake with ice cream and pour sauce over cake.
• Note: cake will keep for several days in an airtight container, but the crunchy top will soften.

FAT FREE APPLE TRAY BAKE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C. Grease a deep baking tray.
• Mix sugar, yoghurt and eggs in a large bowl.
• Stir in apple and dried fruit.
• Combine flour, bicarb and spice by sifting together into the mixing bowl.
• Gently mix everything together, and then pour into the tin.
• Bake for 25-30 mins until springy and easing away from the edges of the tin.
• Combine icing sugar and juice with a fork and then drizzle runny icing over warm cake.
• Cut into portions as soon as the icing is set. When the cake is cool, store it in an airtight plastic tub.

DANNON LOW-FAT APPLE SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• In large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, salt and cloves.
• Add applesauce, yogurt, egg, and oil; mix well.
• Stir in raisins (note: I like to soften the raisins in hot water for a few minutes before adding them-they're plumper and softer that way).
• Pour into greased and floured 12-cup Bundt or 13 x 9 inch pan.
• Bake at 325 F.
• for 50- 60 mins, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool 15 mins.
• Serve with Quick Yogurt Glaze: Glaze: In small bowl, combine Dannon Plain Nonfat Yogurt, brown sugar and vanilla.
• Beat with fork or whisk until smooth.
• (This is also good with orange or lemon extract instead of vanilla).