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Ginger Cake with Caramel Apple Topping

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  • Prep 15 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Servings 15
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Whole wheat flour makes a better-for-you addition to this updated ginger cake. The creamy yogurt topping is like the icing on the cake, it's the best part!
Created Aug 27, 2012
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups (500 mL) Yoplait® Source Peach or Vanilla Yogurt
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) caramel fat-free topping
  • 1 1/4 cups (300 mL) whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup (250 mL) all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup (50 mL) sugar
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) baking soda
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) molasses
  • 1/3 cup (75 mL) canola oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1 medium tart apple, chopped
  • Lemon juice

Steps

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    1
    Heat oven to 350ºF. Grease and flour 9-inch square pan. In medium bowl, mix 3/4 cup of the yogurt and the caramel topping; cover and refrigerate until serving time.
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    2
    In large bowl, beat remaining 1 1/4 cups yogurt and all remaining ingredients except apple and lemon juice with electric mixer on low speed 45 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed 1 minute, scraping bowl occasionally, until well blended. Stir in half of the chopped apple. Pour batter into pan. Sprinkle lemon juice over remaining apple; cover and refrigerate until serving time.
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    3
    Bake 38 to 43 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool slightly. Serve with topping mixture and remaining chopped apple.

Expert Tips

  • Tip 1
    Substitution: You can use 4 (100 g) containers of Yoplait Peach or Vanilla yogurt instead of the yogurt in this recipe if you like.
  • Tip 2
    ® Trademarks of YOPLAIT MARQUES S.N.C. (France) used under license.  © 2012 Yoplait Canada ® Marques déposées de YOPLAIT MARQUES S.N.C. (France) exploitées sous licence. © 2012 Yoplait Canada

Nutrition Information

230 Calories, 6g Total Fat, 4g Protein, 20g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 15 servings
Calories
230
Total Fat
6g
Saturated Fat
1/2 g
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
15mg
Sodium
230mg
Dietary Fiber
2g
Sugars
20g
Protein
4g
% Daily Value*:
Exchanges:
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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