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.
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
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.
Mia
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And whou wudn want to on so delicious a post!!
All the best or u super bake off!
Summer
This is totally brilliant,love ur changes , they rock and so do u!!
Oh the giveaway rocks too!!
I loveee SnickerDoodle everything around thanksgivng and lovee this one too!!
Laura V.
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karen
Love, love, love anything chocolate!
Donna
Oh yes, I forgot to mention that fruit desserts are my fave – and my all time favorite dessert would have to be a really good peach cobbler! Yum . . .
Donna
I can’t think of anyone who deserves to be a contestant more than YOU. Congrats! Those other contestants have their work cut out for them to beat you. You go girl!!!
Jana
Love chocolate and most of the time got for the chocolate desserts. Good luck- Hope you win!!
Jana
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Michelle
I am a huge chocolate lover and always prefer chocolate desserts!
tim schieving
CONGRATULATIONS ON WINNING THE TRIP NEW YORK
tim schieving
This recipe is delicious
faithy
Wow..that looks delicious and a healthier version! Don’t think im qualified for the giveaway, but i’ll play along..:) I’m a chocoholic..so anything chocolate for me. I need my daily intake of chocolate..!
Lisa Stokes
I am now in he email list. After looking at your site I look forward to new posts!
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Lisa Stokes
Chocolate chocolate chocolate!! But I am definitely going to make the snickerdoodle cake.
Jessica Feigleson
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Jessica Feigleson
Oh, I forgot to say I love chocolate and like you on facebook!
Jessica Feigleson
Barbara! Congratulations, that’s awesome! In case I am not back in the states for the holidays to try your incredible recipe, want to mail some to Taiwan? 🙂
Ninette
282 comments and counting? Goodness, girl! Congrats on the bake-off. You deserve it!