SKINNY FRESH APPLE CAKE

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Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 13

3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup canola oil
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups finely chopped unpeeled apples (3 medium)
1 cup chopped walnuts

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
In large bowl, beat sugars, buttermilk, oil, vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 20 to 30 seconds or until blended. Add all remaining ingredients except apples and walnuts; beat on low speed about 1 minute or until blended. Stir in apples and walnuts. Spread batter in pan.
Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on cooling rack 1 hour. I made this last week and it was a hit at work. I did change the recipe a bit to make it a little healthier. I substituted 1/2 cup of applesauce for the oil and only used 2 tbsp of oil for texture. I used 1/2 cup of brown sugar and 1/2 cup of white sugar. I used all white flour because I do not have any whole wheat. I did add 1/4 tsp of nutmeg but next time I will just do a sprinkle as I found the flavor to be overwhelming. I used ginger gold and cortland apples and left them in large chunks so they didn't melt into the cake. FYI... this cake tastes MUCH better the next day so if you try it right out of the oven don't be disappointed like I was! I cut this into bars and it made a great snack cake