Instructions: Combine apple and sugar in a bowl; let stand 10 minutes.

Combine flour and next 4 ingredients in a large bowl; stir well. Make a well in center of mixture. Combine oil, vanilla, and egg white; stir well.

Add to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened. Stir in apple mixture. Spoon batter into an 8-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray.

Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.

Yield: 9
servings (serving size: 1 [2-1/2 x 2-1/2-inch] piece).

NOTES : Clee Leonard, of Rydal, Pennsylvania, keeps her moist cake on hand at all times: "Its a staple in our family," she says.

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