Apple Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Directions

1. 1. In a small bowl, mix cinnamon and 1/4 c. sugar.
2. 2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
3. 3. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on high speed, beat butter and apple sauce till creamy; gradually add in 1 c. sugar, continuing to beat till it is light and fluffy. Scrape the blow and beaters now and then witha rubber spatula to incorporate all ingredients. Add in egg and egg whites oneat a time, the vanilla, beating till well blended.
4. 4. Sift flour together with baking pwdr, baking soda, and salt;. Using low speed, alternate adding the flour mix and the lowfat sour cream into the butter and egg mix. Mix well.
5. 5. Spread one half of the batter in a well-greased 9 inch tube pan with removable bottom. Top with pared, cored, thinly sliced apple. Sprinkle with one half the cinnamon and sugar mix.
6. 6. Spread remaining batter over apples and cinnamon. Cover with remainingcinnamon/sugar mix.
7. 7. Bake for 35 - 40 min or possibly till a cake tester, inserted in the center,comes out clean.
8. 8. Remove the cake from the oven and let stand, in the pan, on a wire rackfor 30 min. With a metal spatula, loosen the cake all the way around the edges. Remove the sides of the pan. When completely cooled, remove from the tube pan onto a serving plate. Cut into wedges.