A delightful combination of both healthy and delicious, June 6th is national applesauce cake day. Did you know that apple sauce can be used as a low fat substitute for oil or fat in most cake recipes? In honor of this national holiday, here’s our favorite Mott’s recipe for Upside-Down Double Apple Coffee Cake:
Upside-Down Double Apple Coffee Cake
Ingredients:
1 medium apple
¼ cup brown sugar
1 Tbs water
½ cup fresh, frozen cranberries*
¼ cup butter or margarine, softened*
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup Mott's Natural apple sauce
1 egg*
1 ¾ cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp ground cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350° F. Cut apple in half and remove core. Cut each half into slices approximately 1/8-inch thick. Stir together brown sugar and water in medium saucepan. Add apple slices. Cook, stirring gently over medium heat, until apple slices are softened, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle cranberries in bottom of nonstick or greased 9-inch cake pan. Arrange apple slices over cranberries, drizzling with brown sugar sauce. Set aside. In large bowl or mixer, beat butter with granulated sugar until thoroughly combined. Add apple sauce and egg. In separate bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and cinnamon. Gently blend into apple sauce mixture. Spoon batter over apples and cranberries, spreading evenly. Bake 30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool 15 minutes before turning cake out onto wire rack to cool completely.
Makes 10 servings.
Have a happy and safe weekend, and happy apple sauce cake day! Be sure to let us know how your cake turns out!
*Please note that Netgrocer can only ship refrigerated and frozen products to the following states: CT, DE, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, VA, DC.
