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    Home » Recipes » Dessert » Cakes

    Snickerdoodle Snack Cake, Bake-Off and a Giveaway

    Published by Melissa on November 8, 2010 | Updated June 10, 2022 |

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    Update: The winner of the giveaway is Kerrie G. Thanks so much to everyone who entered!

    I am excited to announce that I have been selected to participate in the I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!® Holiday Bake-Off on Friday, November 12! The Bake-Off includes an all-expense paid trip to New York City to bake a holiday dessert recipe with nine other bloggers at the Unilever Test Kitchen.

    I also have good news for Barbara Bakes readers! I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! is hosting a giveaway for readers of the Bake-Off contestants’ blogs, tailored to the contestants’ Bake-Off recipes. One lucky commenter from each blog will win a prize package to help them recreate the featured holiday dessert recipe.

    The winner of my giveaway will recieve a Dualit 5 Speed Chrome Hand Mixer, a Calphalon Contemporary Nonstick Shallow Sauce Pan, a nonstick 9×13 cake pan, and a coupon for a free I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! product. Entry details are at the bottom of this post. As part of the judging process, the blogger participant who receives the most comments by the end of this giveaway will receive extra points towards their total score.

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    I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!® is hosting the Bake-Off to encourage bakers to “start the holiday season on the right track by reaching for better for you foods that are delicious. We all know it’s much easier to choose nutritious foods and recipes if they taste great! Using I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!® can make a difference as you add fresh, buttery flavor to the foods you love, while reducing saturated fat and cholesterol compared to butter.”

    Last year I created a Snickerdoodle Bread that incorporates the flavors of a Snickerdoodle cookie. It is absolutely delicious and was an immediate family favorite. The crisp cinnamon-sugar coating with the rich buttery middle seems perfectly suited to the holidays; so for the Bake-Off I decided to give my Snickerdoodle Bread a makeover to reduce the saturated fat and cholesterol and created this Snickerdoodle Snack Cake recipe.

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    To eliminate roughly 1,200 mg of cholesterol and 168 grams of saturated fat, I replaced butter with cholesterol-free I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! and replaced the sour cream with non-fat Greek yogurt. I am confident that no one would be able to taste the difference between butter or I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! in this dessert.

    I also made a couple of other changes so that it could be baked in 9 x 13 pan and served as a special holiday dessert. I topped my Snickerdoodle Snack Cake with a scoop of Breyers Smooth & Dreamy reduced fat vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of Cinnamon Caramel Sauce.

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    This snack cake is not a light and fluffy cake. Its more like a cross between a brownie and banana bread topped with a crinkly cinnamon-sugar crust. Its perfect for a mid-day or late night snack. It would also be great served as a coffeecake for breakfast with icing drizzled on top. Or you can do as I did and create Snickerdoodle Ice Cream Sundaes for a spectacular holiday dessert.

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    Snickerdoodle Snack Cake, Bake-Off and a Giveaway

    Prep Time15 mins
    Cook Time45 mins
    Total Time1 hr
    Course: Cakes
    Servings: 12 -18 bars
    Author: Barbara Schieving
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    Ingredients

    • 2 cups all-purpose flour
    • 2 teaspoons baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
    • 1 cup 2 sticks [I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!® Sticks], softened

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    • 1 ½ cups sugar
    • 2 large eggs
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla
    • ⅔ cup non fat Greek yogurt can substitute low fat yogurt or light sour cream
    • 1 cup cinnamon chips optional

    Topping:

    • 1 Tablespoon sugar
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

    Cinnamon Caramel Sauce

    • 1 cup caramel ice cream topping
    • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350º. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 baking pan. (Tip: you can use the wrapper from the I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! Sticks to grease the pan.)
    • Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon in a medium bowl; set aside.In a large mixing bowl, beat together I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! Sticks and 1 ½ cups sugar until fluffy, about two minutes on medium speed.
    • Beat in eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
    • Mix in vanilla and yogurt until well blended. Mix in flour mixture just until blended.
    • Toss the cinnamon chips with 2 T. flour; stir into batter. Evenly spoon batter into prepared pan.
    • Mix 1 tablespoon sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon; sprinkle cinnamon sugar evenly over the top of the batter.
    • Bake at 350º for 35 to 45 minutes until a toothpick inserted into a crack in the center of the cake comes out clean, the cake is pulling away from the edges of the pan and the center feels firm.
    • Remove from oven and let cool completely before serving.
    • *Note: For smaller gatherings, this recipe is easily divided in half and baked in an 8x8 pan.
    • Cinnamon Caramel Sauce
    • Whisk together caramel ice cream topping and ¼ teaspoon cinnamon in a small saucepan over medium heat until warm.

    Giveaway Rules and Entry Details:

    Ways you can enter to win a Dualit 5 Speed Chrome Hand Mixer, a Calphalon Contemporary Non Stick Shallow Sauce Pan, a nonstick 9×13 cake pan, and a coupon for a free I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! product:

    1. Leave a comment on this post and let me know if you’re a chocolate lover and always choose a chocolate dessert, or if you prefer a non-chocolate dessert.

    2. Subscribe to Barbara Bakes or Subscribe to Barbara Bakes by email and leave a comment on this post letting me know you subscribed or already subscribe.

    3. Like Barbara Bakes on Facebook and leave a comment on this post.

    4. Follow Barbara Bakes on Twitter and leave a comment on this post.

    5. Stumble this post and leave a comment on this post.

    6. Tweet about the giveaway and leave a comment for each tweet. Make up one of your own or use @BarbaraBakes Snickerdoodle Snack Cake, Bake-Off & Giveaway. Win a Dualit 5 Speed Chrome Hand Mixer https://wp.me/p13ydX-mu @ICBINotButter

    For each additional entry, YOU MUST LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR IT TO COUNT! The giveaway closes on Friday, November 12, at 8:00 am EST. The winner will be chosen by random number. Only comments on this post will be entered. You must include your e-mail address to be entered in the giveaway. This giveaway is open to residents of the USA only.

    Here are the other I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter Bake-Off Contestants. Be sure and visit them to see their Bake-Off recipe and enter their giveaways.

    Aly, Aly-tude
    Liz, Hoosier Homemade
    Anna , Cookie Madness
    Naomi, Bakers Royale
    Sara, Average Betty
    Alison, Ingredients Inc.
    Jen, Beantown Baker
    Tiffany, Eat at Home
    Amanda, Fake Ginger

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    1. Angela

      November 12, 2010 at 1:19 pm

      I am a chocolate lover and will choose a chocolate dessert if available!

    2. Rocky Mountain Woman

      November 12, 2010 at 11:27 am

      I’ve never really met a dessert I didn’t like, but I have to say when given a choice I always choose chocolate!

    3. Shanna

      November 12, 2010 at 9:57 am

      I usually prefer the chocolate, but I have a huge weakness for snickerdoodles. This sounds very good to me.

    4. Laura V.

      November 12, 2010 at 5:53 am

      Daily Tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/tcgirl11/status/3067877804474368

    5. Sarah, Maison Cupcake

      November 12, 2010 at 4:52 am

      I love the name Snickerdoodle but I always have a mental block what they are – I blame the existence of Snickers Bars in the UK, not sure if you have those there? They’re chunky chocolate bars full of nougat, nuts and caramel and until the mid 80s were known as “Marathon Bars” which people of a certain age think was a much better name for them. I doubt I’m eligible for the giveaway but you know I subscribe to your lovely RSS 🙂

    6. Kerrie G

      November 11, 2010 at 9:02 pm

      I subscribe to Barbara Bakes via RSS

    7. Kerrie G

      November 11, 2010 at 9:02 pm

      I Follow Barbara Bakes on Twitter @36momma

    8. Kerrie G

      November 11, 2010 at 9:01 pm

      I am a chocolate lover but I love all desserts! I really prefer pies with fruits or creams not chocolate. Good luck i have been checking out your competition and it looks like your ahead of several in the comments!

    9. Katy

      November 11, 2010 at 7:57 pm

      I follow on Facebook. (I hope this one didn’t double post…computer acting funny, lol)

    10. Katy

      November 11, 2010 at 7:56 pm

      follow on Twitter @katyskitchen

    11. Katy

      November 11, 2010 at 7:54 pm

      I like you on facebook!

    12. Reeni

      November 11, 2010 at 7:50 pm

      I liked you on Facebook!

    13. Katy

      November 11, 2010 at 7:50 pm

      I am definitely a chocolate lover, but I don’t always choose a chocolate dessert. It honestly depends on my mood, and the choices! 🙂 This snack cake looks so good!!

    14. Reeni

      November 11, 2010 at 7:49 pm

      I’m a follower through Google Friend Connect.

    15. Reeni

      November 11, 2010 at 7:48 pm

      Congratulations Barbara! I’m thrilled for you! Your cake looks incredibly good! A sure winner. Have fun! I love chocolate but I don’t always order chocolate desserts.

    16. Anjie B.

      November 11, 2010 at 4:32 pm

      I Tweeted about this giveaway (@AbeHunin) and I had three other entries up above (on Nov 8th) that I didn’t include my email in. I hope they still count!

    17. Brandy

      November 11, 2010 at 2:43 pm

      Follow Barbara bakes on twitter now 🙂

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