Country Style Apple Fritter Loaf Cake

Ingredients:

2 large apples (I used Honeycrisp because they are my personal favorite) but Granny Smith is great too

1 1/2 all-purpose flour

1/3 cup Brown Sugar

2 tsp. Hanna's Saigon Cinnamon Ground

2 eggs

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup (8 tblsp) butter softened

1/2 cup milk of your choice (I used 2%)

1 tblsp. Baking Powder

1 tsp Hanna's Vanilla Extract

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use a 9×5-inch loaf pan. If you want, you can also add parchment paper to get out easily for slicing.

1. Mix ⅓ cup brown sugar and 1 teaspoon of Hanna's saigon cinnamon together in a bowl. Set aside.
2. Combine & whisk 1 1/2 cups of flour and 1 tblsp baking powder together in another bowl and set aside.
3. In another medium-sized bowl, beat 1/2 cup granulated sugar and ½ cup softened butter together using an electric or stand mixer until smooth and creamy.
4. Beat in eggs, one at a time until blended.  Add in vanilla extract and mix in.
5. Add the flour mixture into creamed butter mixture and mix until blended.
6. Stir in ½ cup milk into batter and continue mixing until smooth. Make the chopped apple mixture.

Chopped Apple Mixture (diced small)

1. Toss chopped apples with 2 tablespoons granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a bowl. Get ready for layering.

Layering Cinnamon Sugar mixture, Apples and loaf batter

1. Pour half the apple bread batter into the prepared loaf pan and spread out, then top with half the chopped apple mixture.
2. Next, sprinkle ½ of the brown sugar/cinnamon mixture.  Get ready to repeat layers.
3. Repeat Layer: Pour the remaining batter into the prepared loaf pan and spread out, then top with the remaining apples mixture.
4. Next, sprinkle the remaining brown sugar/cinnamon mixture on top. 
5. Use a knife and swirl through the mixture a few times.
6. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean, approximately 50-60 minutes.

add the glaze (optional) I do not add the glaze, my kids don't need the extra sugar, but if you'd like to add it:

1. In a small bowl, mix ½ cup powdered sugar and 1 to 3 tablespoons milk or cream together until well mixed. you can place mixture in microwave for 10 seconds to get it pourable if it needs a boost.
2. Let loaf rest in pan for about 15 minutes before removing from pan to let cool off completely on a cooling rack. Drizzle with glaze.
3. If you want more glaze, make a double batch.