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8) Smashable apple cinnamon cake with cinnamon-sugar crust

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 1 servings
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup apple purée no sugar
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon plus 1/2 tsp for crust
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 tbsp melted butter cooled
  • 1 tbsp milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tbsp granulated sugar + 1/2 tsp cinnamon for crust
  • 1/3 cup stabilized cream cheese frosting very soft but hold shape

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 4-inch round cake pan and line bottom with parchment.
  2. Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, 1/4 tsp cinnamon, and brown sugar.
  3. Mix apple purée, egg yolk, melted butter, milk, and vanilla. Fold into dry ingredients until just combined.
  4. Pour batter into pan. Smooth top.
  5. Mix granulated sugar with 1/2 tsp cinnamon. Sprinkle evenly over batter.
  6. Bake 18–22 minutes until toothpick comes out with a few crumbs.
  7. Cool 15 minutes, remove from pan, cool fully on rack.
  8. Spread thin layer of soft cream cheese frosting. Chill 10 minutes so crust stays crisp.