Crunch - Topped Spice Cake

Crunch - Topped Spice Cake
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 9
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 194.5
  • Total Fat: 8.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 42.0 mg
  • Sodium: 98.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 29.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
  • Protein: 5.5 g

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Introduction

I used some of my homemade buttermilk to make this portable, lightly sweetened flax and spice cake nice and tender while a blend of cream cheese and freshly churned butter kept it moist. For contrast I flung a bit of granola on top! I used some of my homemade buttermilk to make this portable, lightly sweetened flax and spice cake nice and tender while a blend of cream cheese and freshly churned butter kept it moist. For contrast I flung a bit of granola on top!
Number of Servings: 9

Ingredients

    1/4 cup softened butter
    1/4 cup low-fat cream cheese, softened
    1/3 cup brown sugar
    1 egg
    1 tbsp vanilla
    1 cup whole wheat flour
    1/2 cup all purpose flour
    1/4 tsp salt
    1/2 tbsp baking powder
    1 tsp baking soda
    1 tbsp cinnamon
    1 tsp allspice
    1/4 tsp black pepper
    2 tbsp ground flaxseed
    1 cup buttermilk
    2 tbsp crunchy granola

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F, grease a 9" square pan.
In a bowl, cream together butter, cheese, sugar, egg and vanilla.
Stir in the dry ingredients, followed by the buttermilk, until a thick, smooth batter is formed.
Spread in the prepared pan and top with granola.
Bake 40-45 minutes, until tests done. Cool completely in the pan.

Number of Servings: 9

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.