- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ¾ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ cup milk
- 2 apples, peeled and chopped, mixed with 2 tablespoons granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1-3 tablespoons of milk or cream - depending on your desired thickness of the glaze
Preheat the oven to 350° F. Grease an 8 or 9 inch baking pan with Crisco or spray with non-stick spray; set aside.
Mix the brown sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl; set aside.
In another medium-sized bowl, beat the granulated sugar and butter together using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Beat in the eggs, 1 at a time, until blended. Add the vanilla extract and stir.
Combine & whisk the flour and baking powder together in another bowl and add the creamed butter mixture and stir until blended. Mix the milk into the batter until smooth.
Pour half of the batter into the prepared baking pan; add half the apple mixture, then half the brown sugar/cinnamon mixture. Pour the remaining batter over the apple layer and top with the remaining apple mixture, then the remaining brown sugar cinnamon mixture. Swirl the brown sugar mixture through the apples using a knife or spoon.
Bake the cake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the pan comes out clean, approximately 50-60 minutes. To make the glaze, mix powdered sugar and milk or cream together until well mixed. Let cool for about 15 minutes before drizzling with glaze. Cool completely before slicing and serving.
- Yields: 9-15 servings, depending on the size of your pan and how you slice the cake
- Preparation Time: 90 minutes, not including the time for the cake to fully cool