INGREDIENTS

    ½ cup packed brown sugar
    2 tsp ground cinnamon
    ⅔ cup white sugar
    ½ cup butter, softened
    2 eggs
    2 tsps vanilla extract
    1½ cups all-purpose flour
    1½ tsps baking powder
    ½ cup milk
    1½ cup finely chopped peeled apples

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 ºF (176 ºC).
2. Grease and flour a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.
3. Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl and set aside.
4. In a stand mixer, combine white sugar and butter until smooth.
5. Add eggs and vanilla and continue to beat on medium speed until combined.
6. Add flour and baking powder, then milk.
7. Pour half the batter into the prepared pan.
8. Cover with half of the apples.
9. Pat apples into batter with the back of a spoon.
10. Sprinkle with half of sugar and cinnamon mixture.
11. Pour the remaining batter over apple layer; top with remaining apples and add more brown sugar/cinnamon mixture.
12. Pat topping into the batter with the back of a large spoon.
13. Bake for 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the middle of the loaf comes out clean.
14. Serve warm.