Slow-Cooker Apple Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup apples dried coarsely chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 0.3 cup butter melted
• 0.3 cup buttermilk 
• 0.3 cup t brown sugar dark packed
• 1  eggs 
• 1.5 cups flour all-purpose
• 1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon 
• 0.1 teaspoon ground cloves 
• 0.3 teaspoon nutmeg 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 1 cup apple sauce unsweetened
• 3 teaspoons vanilla 
• 8 servings non-dairy whipped topping 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.