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.
elizabeth
I prefer desserts with vanilla or almond flavoring, or things that have caramel or even fruit before I reach for chocolate.
teresa
the older i get the less i like chocolate, weird huh! lately i’m all about gingerbread or shortcake!
Judy
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Judy
Barbara, congrats to you for your participation in this contest! I didn’t even know about it till now, hope you win. I love chocolate desserts. Thanks so much.
Peggy Clyde
I have followed you on your food blog for quite some time. Thanks for all of your great recipes. I LOVE chocolate.
natalie (the sweets life)
chocolate? non-chocolate? it’s all good in my book! I can’t get enough of dessert 🙂
Katie Murray
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Katie Murray
I like chocolate but I love vanilla.
Brandee
I Love Brownies!!! But other than that I would have to go with non chocholate deserts!
Gabriella
La ua ricetta del pane dolce mi piace, anche gli ingredienti + salutari sembra proprio un’ottima idea.
Ti faccio un grosso in bocca al lupo per il tuo concorso.
Courtney
Also, I like your site on fb!
Courtney
I’m hands down a chocolate lover. Always chocolate!
Pat
Although I never say “no” to a piece of good chocolate, I usually choose a non-chocolate dessert. Snickedoodles are one of my favorite cookies……..this cake looks scrumptious!
Julia
I was so excited when I saw the phrase “Snickerdoodle Cake!” What a great and innovative way to introduce holiday flavors (cinnamon) into a low fat dessert. I crave apple, and cinnamon… hot chocolate etc. this time of year. I’m excited to try this recipe out!
Barbara
Thanks Julia. Cinnamon is perfect for the holidays. I feel like I should point out however that I reduced the fat, but it’s not a low fat dessert. ICBINB sticks have the same amount of fat as butter, but it has half the heart clogging saturated fat and no cholesterol like butter does. Of course there is a reduction of fat by using the non fat yogurt instead of full fat sour cream.
Marlowe
Always Chocolate! Always!
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Mags
Chocolate lover here, but that snickerdoodle cake looks awesome.
the blissful baker
that snack cake look fantastic, my roommate would love it! she is a huge snickerdoodle fan. i will definitely make it for her soon. and of course i loveeee chocolate! i don’t always choose chocolate, but its definitely one i choose most often!
Bonnie
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