While your oven is preheating, slice the apples into thin wedges. Grease an 8-inch round cake pan and preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. You also have the option of using brown sugar or “raw” Turbinado/demerara sugar, to add a subtle, sweet crunch to the final cake. The only unique ingredients you need for this recipe are applesauce (to add some lightness to the cake), cinnamon, nutmeg, and a couple of whole apples, which we will cut into very thin wedges and place atop the cake once it is in the pan. This Weight Watchers apple cake calls for the basic cake ingredients – neutral oil, granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla bean paste, flour, baking soda, and salt. If you’re part of the WW program and are looking for more compatible recipes, check out my Weight Watchers friendly spiced banana bread, which has only 5 Smart Points per slice.
Not being a part of WW myself, I used these two websites to calculate the nutrition facts and Smart Points for this recipe. I developed this recipe to share with a friend who is currently doing the WW (formerly known as Weight Watchers) SmartPoints program. Each slice contains 145 calories, 2.5g of fat, 0.6g of saturated fat, 28.3g of carbohydrates, 15.1g of sugar, and 3.2g of protein. If you cut this spiced apple cake into 12 slices, each slice is only 6 SmartPoints. Smart Points in Weight Watchers Apple Cake I adapted the recipe in a manner that shaved off a few SmartPoints – just to help you feel less guilty for indulging in this treat. This spiced apple cake was inspired by a couple of different recipes, including this classic from Betty Crocker and this Weight Watchers recipe from The Pointed Kitchen.
It is flavorful without being overly sweet, and can make an equally tasty brunch treat or after-dinner dessert. It uses “normal” baking ingredients – no fake sugar or aspartame – so it’s easy to bake even if low-calorie recipes aren’t normally your thing.
This Weight Watchers apple cake brings all of that to the table without breaking your calorie budget for the day. Apples and spice and everything nice – that’s what fall foods are made of.
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