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Makeover Apple Coffee Cake

Makeover Apple Coffee Cake
This sugary-topped apple coffee cake is a delicious way to get your family out of bed in the morning. Our pros lightened the original up, but this makeover version is still scrumptious to the core! —Denise Snyder, Lemoyne, Ohio
12 ServingsPrep: 20 min. Bake: 40 min. + cooling

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup butter, softened
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup (8 ounces) reduced-fat sour cream
  • TOPPING:
  • 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 medium tart apples, peeled and thinly sliced

Directions

  • In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2
  • minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • Beat in vanilla. Combine flour and baking soda; add to creamed
  • mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each
  • addition (batter will be sticky).
  • In a small bowl, combine the walnuts, sugars and cinnamon. Spread
  • half of the batter into an 11-in. x 7-in. baking dish coated with
  • cooking spray. Top with apples; sprinkle with half of the topping.
  • Gently top with remaining batter and topping.
  • Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near
© Taste of Home 2013

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Makeover Apple Coffee Cake (continued)

Directions (continued)

  • the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Yield: 12 servings.
Nutrition Facts: 1 piece equals 266 calories, 10 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 55 mg cholesterol, 169 mg sodium, 40 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein.
© Taste of Home 2013