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.
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.
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.
Aussiemuminthekitchen
I LIKE chocolate but I wouldn’t label myself a chocoholic. I have to admit it always seems a tad rich for me. I’d probably opt for the non-chocolate option if there ever was one. Great recipe!
Laura E.
I’ll pick a fruit or veggie based dessert first but chocolate is a close second!
Jennifer (Delicieux)
Mmmm your snickerdoodle cake looks fantastic. Some would really hit the spot right now!
Cookin' Canuck
This looks wonderful, Barbara. Good luck in the bake-off and have a ball in NYC! As for desserts, I gravitate towards chocolate ones, but really won’t turn down anything yummy that’s set in front of me.
Kim
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Kim
Barbara – I think you did a fabulous job creating this snickerdoodle snack cake. It looks so decadent with the ice cream and the caramel sauce.
When it comes to desserts I don’t discriminate 🙂 I like them all. I think it’s safe to say that I crave chocolate the most, but I also love lemon and other fruit desserts.
Brooke
I am a long time subscriber! Barbara’s the BOMB!!
Brooke
I am a little of both! I love Chocolate desserts but why limit yourself? 🙂
Asha@FSK
WOW!!! CONGRATULATIONSSSSS!!! and ALL THE BEST to rock the day! These are fantastic cakes Barbara!!! Love the topping of ice cream and drizzle of caramel.. ohhh!! How I wish I could take a bite!
Bridgett
Oh my, I adore snickerdoodles and would be in love with this cake. The caramel sauce and ice cream on top would make anyone happy.
Definitely a chocolate fan and I always choose chocolate for a dessert.
Kent H
These were so good, Yum……
Jennifer (Savor)
Go Barbara – I will be rooting for you!
Joanne
Woohoo! Congrats chica! If anyone deserves such a fun trip, it’s you! Good luck at the bake off…although I know you won’t need it. You’re a shoe-in!
This snickerdoodle snack cake sounds wonderful and I love that it is basically health food now! Anything snickerdoodle-esque sounds dreamy to me.
deeba
Stumbled ya!!
deeba
You got all the best in one cake … holiday flavours, health and yumminess! Good luck with the contest Barbara. Hope you win!!
Esther
I love all desserts, but I guess I would prefer chocolate. the snickerdoodle cake looks sooo yummy.
claire
I totally prefer and non-chocolate dessert so this would be great for me! Snickerdoodle is one of my favorites anyway!
Alta
Yum! I love cinnamon, and these look sinful!
karen
Pretty much always go for chocolate. I need to branch out more, whenever I do I am usually happy that I did!
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