Cinnamon Apple Spice Cake

By lisajesselson

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 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 flour
• 2 Gala apples, cored and cut into 1/2" chunks
• Fruit topper
• 2 Tbs. unsalted butter
• 4 small apples, cored and sliced
• 1/4 cup sugar

Preparation

Step 1

preheat to 350
line 2 8x8 baking pans with parchment
grease and flour pans, set aside
whisk first 10 ingredients
whisk in flour
stir in apples
divide into pans
bake 40 min. or till clean toothpick
cool on wire rack in pans 10 min.
invert onto racks, remove parchment, cool completely

fruit topper:
melt butter over med.
add apples
add sugar
stir occasionally until fruit starts to soften (8 min.)

place one layer flat side up on platter
spoon 2/3 of topper over top of layer
top with second layer and remaining topper