Apple Cinnamon White Cake

Yes, I thought this would be more of a bread even though "CAKE" is in the title. And, of course, with the beginning of Fall, what better way than to bake with apples and cinnamon. It's very light and has a delicious buttery brown sugar flavor. You bake it in layers so that you have a visually appealing apple/brown sugar "stripe" in the middle.

I doubled the recipe and made to loaves of this delicious cake. It's worth the time to take a few extra minutes and bake a double batch. Your family and friends will thank you.   

1/3 cup brown sugar

1 t. ground cinnamon

2/3 cup white sugar

½ cup butter, softened

2 eggs

1 ½ t. vanilla extract

1 ½ cups all purpose flour

1 ¾ t. baking powder

½ cup milk

1 apple, peeled and chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.

Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl.

Beat white sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until incorporated; add vanilla extract.

Combine flour and baking powder together in a bowl; stir into creamed butter mixture.

Mix milk into batter until smooth. Pour half the batter into the prepared loaf pan; add half the apples and half the brown sugar mixture. Lightly pat apple mixture into batter.

Pour the remaining batter over apple layer; top with remaining apples and brown sugar mixture. Lightly pat apples into batter; swirl brown sugar mixture through apples using a spoon.

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes.

from www.allrecipes.com