Cinnamon Apple Quick Cake

This upside down Cinnamon Apple Quick Cake mixes quickly thanks to the baking mix, stays nice and moist thanks to the buttermilk, and has a delicious caramelized apple topping making it equally appealing for brunch, coffee break, dessert or as a late night snack.

Quick Kodiak Cinnamon-Apple Cake

How Many Calories and WW Points in this Kodiak Cinnamon-Apple Cake?

According to my calculations, each serving slice has about 160 calories.

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Cake Ingredients

2 tablespoons Truvia Sweet Complete Brown Sugar Blend
6 tablespoons Truvia Baking Blend
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided
2 tablespoons butter
1 large apple, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
1 large egg, beaten
1 cup reduced-fat buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1-½ cups reduced fat baking mix (I used Kodiak Buttermilk Power Cakes mix)
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

Cutting slice of cinnamon apple snack cake

How to Make Cinnamon Apple Quick Cake, Step-by-Step

Step 1: Gather and prepare all ingredients.

Ready to make Cinnamon Apple Snack Cake

Step 2: Place oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 350F degrees.

Step 3: Lightly spray and 8-inch round cake pan with nonstick baking spray and set aside.

Step 4: Whisk together the Truvia Brown Sugar, 2 tablespoons Truvia Baking Blend and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.

Whisk the brown sugar, Truvia sweetener and cinnamon

Step 5: Add the butter to the prepared cake pan and heat in the oven until just melted.

Melt the butter in the cake pan

Remove pan from oven and sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture evenly over the bottom of the pan.

Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture over the melted butter

Carefully place the apple slices over the sugar in the bottom of the pan, slightly overlapping the slices.

Carefully place the apple slices over the cinnamon-sugar mixture in the pan

Step 6: Whisk together the egg, buttermilk and vanilla in a small mixing bowl.

Mix the egg, buttermilk and vanilla

Step 7: Whisk together the baking mix, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, the remaining 4 tablespoons Truvia Baking Blend, and the nutmeg.

Whisk together the baking mix, nutmeg, cinnamon and Truvia sweetener

Step 8: Pour the buttermilk mixture into the dry mixture and stir with a large spoon, just until incorporated.

Pour the buttermilk mixture into the baking mix mixture and stir just until combined

Step 9: Pour the batter over the apple slices and bake for 25 – 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.

After baking, cool cake in pan for 5 minutes

Step 10: Allow the cake to cool in the pan for about 5 minutes. Run a small thin knife between the cake and pan to loosen. Place a cake plate over the pan and invert to release the cake.

Fresh baked cinnamon apple quick cake

Step 11: Serve warm, topped with light whipped topping, a scoop of frozen yogurt or light ice cream.

Recipe Notes

One reason why this snack cake is quick to make is because it begins with a healthy reduced-fat baking mix. There are lots of choices out there: Bisquick Heart Smart, Krusteaz, Gold Medal Baking Mix, Jiffy Baking Mix, Bobs Red Mill and one of my personal favorites, Kodiak. You could also make your own homemade Bisquick replacement, which I also prefer to do sometimes.

If you have a gluten intolerance, be sure to use a gluten-free baking mix.

Fresh cut cinnamon apple snack cake

Pick your favorite apple to make this cake. Some personal favorite apples for baking include: Fuji, Jonagold, Jazz, Honeycrisp, Pink Lady (which I used to make my cake), and Granny Smith.

If you have one, you could use a mandoline slicer to prepare your apple slices all of a uniform thickness, but you could also just use a sharp chef’s knife on a cutting board (which is what I did). They won’t be the exact same thickness, but my cake still turned out delicious.

Fresh cut apple slices

Serving Suggestions

This cake is best served warm.You can leave it plain, add a sprinkle of cinnamon or apple pie spice, top with a dollop of light whipped topping, or a small scoop of vanilla frozen yogurt or light ice cream, or maybe even a drizzle of warm maple syrup.

Cinnamon apple coffee cake with whipped topping and cinnamon sprinkle

Ways to Use Leftovers

Store any leftover cake in an airtight container or tightly wrapped with plastic wrap.

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This quick cake, that begins with a baking mix and has a deliciously caramelized apple topping, is equally good for brunch, coffee break, dessert or as a late night snack.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword apple coffe cake, cinnamon apple snack cake, upside down apple quick cake

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Servings

Calories 160kcal

Author Peter | Simple Nourished Living

Equipment

Mixing Bowls

Chef Knife

8-inch Cake Pan

Ingredients

2 tablespoons Truvia Sweet Complete Brown Sugar Blend6 tablespoons Truvia Baking Blend2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided2 tablespoons butter1 large apple (golden delicious, honey crisp, pink lady, etc.), peeled, cored and thinly sliced1 large egg, beaten1 cup reduced fat buttermilk1 teaspoon vanilla1-½ cups reduced fat baking mix ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

Instructions

Place oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 350F degrees.

Lightly spray and 8-inch round cake pan with nonstick baking spray and set aside.

Whisk together the Truvia Brown Sugar, 2 tablespoons Truvia Baking Blend and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.

Add the butter to the prepared cake pan and heat in the oven until just melted. Remove pan from oven and sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture evenly over the bottom of the pan. Carefully place the apple slices over the sugar in the bottom of the pan, slightly overlapping the slices.

Whisk together the egg, buttermilk and vanilla in a small mixing bowl.

Whisk together the baking mix, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, the remaining 4 tablespoons Truvia Baking Blend, and the nutmeg.

Pour the buttermilk mixture into the dry mixture and stir with a large spoon, just until incorporated.

Pour the batter over the apple slices and bake for 25 – 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.

Allow the cake to cool in the pan for about 5 minutes. Run a small thin knife between the cake and pan to loosen. Place a cake plate over the pan and invert to release the cake.

Serve warm, topped with light whipped topping, a scoop of frozen yogurt or light ice cream.

Notes

If you have a gluten intolerance, be sure to use a gluten-free baking mix.

Pick your favorite apple to make this cake. Some personal favorite apples for baking include: Fuji, Jonagold, Jazz, Honeycrisp, Pink Lady (which I used to make my cake), and Granny Smith.

Serving size: 1 slice (⅛th recipe)

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4 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

Nutrition

Recipe source: Eat What You Love Everyday by Marlene Koch

*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan’s ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.

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