Ingredients:
FOR THE CINNAMON SUGAR:
⅓ cup packed light brown sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
FOR THE CAKE:
¾ cup granulated sugar
½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup buttermilk
FOR THE APPLES:
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 ¾ cups chopped peeled baking apples
FOR ICING:
½ cup powdered sugar
2 teasppons cream or milk
Instructions:
-Preheat the oven to 350°F.
-Spray a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan with nonstick baking spray. Set aside.
-For the cinnamon sugar, in a small bowl, combine the brown sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.
-For the cake, in a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium speed, cream the sugar and butter together until light and fluffy. Beat in the vanilla, then add the eggs, one at a time, beating just until each egg is incorporated. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl.
-In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add the dry ingredients
and buttermilk to the butter-sugar mixture in the large bowl, alternating back and forth between the two, starting and ending with our and beating on medium speed.
-Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl with a spatula and stir in any unmixed bits of batter.
-For the apples, in another medium bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon. Add the apples and toss until the apples are coated with the cinnamon sugar.
-Add half of the batter to the prepared loaf pan. Add half of the apples in a layer and gently push them down into the batter. Sprinkle half of the cinnamon sugar over the apples.