December 2009:
Cinnamon-Apple Cake
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 1/2teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 6 oz cream cheese, softened
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 Red or Golden Delicious apples
Beat sugar, butter, cream cheese, and eggs until well-blended. Add vanilla and dry ingredients; mix well.
Combine 1/4 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon. Peel and chop 2 cups apples (about 2 large). Combine 2 tablespoons cinnamon-sugar mixture with apples. Stir apples into cake batter.
Pour batter into greased 13 x 9 inch cake pan. Sprinkle with remaining cinnaomon-sugar.
Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes, or until top bounces back when lightly touched.
Yield: 12 servings