CINNAMON APPLE SPICE CAKE

By Jrhayashi

Ingredients

• CAKE
• 11/2 cups buttermilk
• 3/4 cup canola oil
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 cups packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 Gala Apples, cored and cut in 1/2 inch chucks
• 1 recipe Fruit Topper, below
• FRUIT TOPPER
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter
• 2 small apples or firm pears, cored, and cut into slices and/or wedges
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar

Preparation

Step 1

1.Preheat oven to 350 F. line two 8x8x2 inch baking pans with parchment paper. Grease and flour pans; set aside.

2.In a mixing bowl whisk buttermilk, oil, water, brown sugar, eggs, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, and vanilla until combined. Whisk in flour; stir in apples. Divide evenly between prepared pans.

3.Bake 40-minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire rack 10 minutes. Inver cake layers from pans onto racks; remove parchment paper. Cool completely on racks.

4.Prepare Fruit Topping. Place one cake layer, flat side up, on serving platter. Spoon on about two-thirds of topper. Top with second cake layer and remaining mixture.

Serve immediately.