Lower Fat French Yogurt Apple Cake

Lower Fat French Yogurt Cake with Apples

Ingredients:

1 1/3 cups flour
1/2  tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup sugar
7 Tbsp. butter (1 stick less 1 Tbsp)

1/2 plain unsweetened NON-FAT yogurt
2 apples, peeled, cored and diced (use 2 different varieties of apple)
2 tsp lemon juice

2 eggs
1/3 sugar for top

Parchment Paper (recommended)

Instructions

1.  Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9 inch cake pan or spring form pan with parchment paper, letting the square edges flap over the sides (gives the dessert a Parisian flair once cooked).  Spray the parchment paper with cooking spray.  If you do not have parchment paper, simply spray the pan with cooking spray.  

2.  In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, 1/2 cup sugar and salt.

3.  Melt the butter until browned in a small saucepan.  Add to dry ingredients.  Add yogurt, apples and lemon juice and stir until well incorporated.  Add beaten eggs and stir until well mixed.  Pour the batter in the prepared pan. Sprinkle the 1/3 cup sugar evenly over the top of the cake.

4.  Bake for about 1 hour until  toothpick comes out clean.  Tastes amazing warm with vanilla bean ice cream.  Enjoy!