Slow-Cooker Apple Cake

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.3 cup t brown sugar dark packed
• 1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon 
• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 0.5 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 0.3 teaspoon nutmeg 
• 0.1 teaspoon ground cloves 
• 1 cup apple sauce unsweetened
• 0.3 cup buttermilk 
• 0.3 cup butter melted
• 3 teaspoons vanilla 
• 1  eggs 
• 1 cup apples dried coarsely chopped
• 1 serving cool whip frozen thawed

Equipment

• bowl
• baking paper
• whisk
• toothpicks
• slow cooker

Directions

1. Spray 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray.
2. Place 2 (30-inch-long) strips of cooking parchment paper in X pattern in bottom and up side of slow cooker; line bottom of slow cooker with cooking parchment paper. Spray paper with cooking spray.
3. In medium bowl, stir together flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cloves with whisk. In small bowl, mix applesauce, buttermilk, melted butter, vanilla and egg.
4. Add applesauce mixture to flour mixture, stirring until smooth. Stir in dried apples.
5. Pour batter into slow cooker and spread in even layer.
6. Cover; cook on High heat setting 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes or until puffed and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
7. Cut into wedges.
8. Serve warm; top with whipped topping.