Blue Ribbon Group Low Sugar Apple Coffee Cake
Diabetes-Friendly Dessert
This Low Sugar Apple Coffee Cake comes from Billie Holterman-Schniepp, who won second place at the 2022 Minnesota State Fair, Splenda Magic Baker Contest. It is the perfect dessert for people living with diabetes.
Apple cakes abound this time of year but this one is special and it’s easy to make. In fact, you can easily change the recipe into mini coffee cakes aka cupcakes. That way, you get individual personal-sized desserts and don’t have to share =)
None of our tasters could tell this Low Sugar Apple Coffee Cake had no granulated sugar.
The cake itself has Honeycrisp apples but others will work also, including a personal favorite of mine, SweeTango apples, which come from the apple experts at the University of Minnesota.
You use Splenda Magic Baker (the ideal sugar alternative that measures and tastes just like sugar), apples, and applesauce to sweeten the batter. Buttermilk, spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom) and apple flavoring are also key ingredients. We loved using this boiled cider as an extract of sorts. The combo of of everything in this cake tastes amazing. The frosting is simple too. You just sweeten coconut shreds or flakes and mix in melted butter and cream.
You are going to love this easy and inspired cake! Give it a try today!
-Cyndi
This post was updated Oct. 8 ,2024. For more low sugar recipes, use the search bar at the top of the page here.
Low Sugar Apple Coffee Cake
Yields a 6-inch cake. Cut to eight slices.
Cake:
2 Honeycrisp apples, peeled and sliced
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup butter
1 cup Splenda brown sugar
1/4 cup oil
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup applesauce
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon apple flavor (extract or oil)
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
50 grates of nutmeg
3/4 teaspoons cardamom
Directions. Preheat oven to 350° F. Toss apple slices with lemon juice. Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom; set aside. Mix applesauce, buttermilk, vanilla extract, and apple extract; set aside. Mix butter, oil, and sugar together, then add eggs to mixture. Alternate adding flour and applesauce mixtures into sugar mixture, ending with flour. Pour half of batter into 9-inch angel food tube cake pan. Add apple slices, then top with remaining batter. Bake at 350° F for 40 minutes, until tooth pick comes out clean.
Lazy Daisy Frosting:
1/2 cup Splenda
4 tablespoons melted butter
2 tablespoons cream
1 1/2 cups unsweetened coconut shreds, flakes, or chips
Mix ingredients together. Spread over top of cooled cake. Broil, just until top is toasted brown. (Keep a close eye on to prevent burning.)
