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Apple Fritter Cake

Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 35 mins
Total Time 55 mins
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Servings: 12
Filling
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 cups apples (about 3 medium, peeled and diced)
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 teaspoons water
    • Cake
  • 1/3 cup butter (room temperature)
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup applesauce
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 1/4 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 cup Greek yogurt or sour cream
Filling
  1. 1

    Mix brown sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a small bowl and set aside.

  2. 2

    In a medium saucepan, combine apples, granulated sugar, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, cornstarch and water. Heat on medium heat for 5-6 minutes until apples soften and the liquid thickens. Set aside to cool.

    3. Cake
  3. 3
  4. 4
    Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 9×13 pan with nonstick spray. Set aside.
  5. 5
    In large bowl, mix the butter and sugar together for 3 minutes until fluffy.
  6. 6
    Add the applesauce, vanilla, and eggs and mix on medium until combined, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary.
  7. 7
    In a separate bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
  8. 8
    Add the dry mixture and the Greek yogurt in alternating parts, starting and ending with the dry. Mix until just combined.
  9. 9
    Spread 1/2 of the cake batter in the bottom of the prepared pan. Top with the apple mixture, spreading carefully to cover the batter. Then top with 2/3 of the brown sugar, sprinkling all over the apple mixture.
  10. 10
    Cover with the remaining batter and sprinkle the remaining 1/3 of the brown sugar all over the top.
  11. 11
    Bake 35 minutes and then start checking temperature of cake. Cake is done when the center reaches 205 degrees.