Homemade Apple Cinnamon Swirl Loaf
A soft and moist Apple Cinnamon Swirl Loaf, baked with layers of apple and cinnamon-sugar and topped with a simple glaze for an enjoyable treat.
Ingredients
Cake:
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar (66g / 2.33 oz )
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2/3 cup white sugar (134g / 4.73 oz)
- 1/2 cup soft butter (115g / 4 oz)
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla essence
- 1 1/2 cups cake flour (190g / 6.7 oz)
- 1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 cup milk (120ml / 4 fl oz)
- 2 apples peeled and chopped
Glaze:
- 1/2 cup Icing sugar (powdered sugar)(60g / 2.1 oz)
- 2 tablespoons milk (30ml / 1 fl oz)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F). Grease and flour a 9x5 inch (23x13 cm) loaf tin.
- Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl and set aside.
- In a stand mixer, cream together the white sugar and butter until soft and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Stir in vanilla essence.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour and baking powder. Add to the butter mixture, mixing until well incorporated.
- Stir in the milk until the batter is smooth.
- Pour half the batter into the prepared tin. Top with half the chopped apples and half the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
- Pour the remaining batter over the apple layer and sprinkle the remaining apples and cinnamon-sugar mixture on top.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a tester inserted into the centre comes out clean.
- Let the loaf cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- For the glaze, whisk the icing sugar and milk together until smooth. Drizzle over the cooled loaf and decorate.
