Cinnamon-Apple Cake

Ingredients

• 3 cups apples peeled chopped ( 2 large)
• 1.5 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
• 0.8 cup weight cream cheese fat-free block-style softened
• 2 large eggs 
• 1.5 cups flour all-purpose
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 
• 0.5 cup butter softened
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 1.8 cups sugar divided
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• wire rack
• blender
• springform pan
• serrated knife

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 35
2. Beat 1 1/2 cups sugar, margarine, vanilla, and cream cheese at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended (about 4 minutes).
3. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
5. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture, beating at low speed until blended.
6. Combine 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon.
7. Combine 2 tablespoons cinnamon mixture and apple in a bowl, and stir apple mixture into batter.
8. Pour batter into an 8-inch springform pan coated with cooking spray, and sprinkle with remaining cinnamon mixture.
9. Bake at 350 for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until the cake pulls away from the sides of the pan. Cool the cake completely on a wire rack, and cut using a serrated knife.
10. Note: You can also make this cake in a 9-inch square cake pan or a 9-inch springform pan; just reduce the cooking time by 5 minutes.