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Apple Snack Cake

A sweet tender quick bake that is difficult to resist!
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American, Canadian, Pakistani
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Author Sarah Mir

Ingredients

  • 1 cup chopped apples
  • 6 tbsp butter (85g) room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ cup buttermilk (see notes)

Dry Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cup all purpose flour
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp cinnamon (¾ if you like stronger cinnamon flavour)
  • ¼ tsp ground cardamom (optional, but highly recommended)

Topping

  • ½ tbsp coarse sugar
  • pinch of cinnamon

Instructions

  • Lightly Grease a 9*9 pan and preheat your oven to 350 F
  • Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside
  • Beat the butter and sugar until it's well combined, 2-3 minutes
  • Add the eggs one by one, beat for a minute between each addition
  • Now add in the Vanilla Extract, beat for 30 seconds
  • Mix in the dry ingredients alternately with the milk until just combined. Do not over beat!
  • Fold in the chopped apples
  • Spread the batter out in your pan
  • Mix the coarse sugar and cinnamom together and sprinkle over top
  • Bake for 22-26 minutes, start checking on the cake at the 22 minute mark, a skewer inserted in the middle will come out clean.

Notes

to make buttermilk: measure ½ tbsp of vinegar into a measuring cup, add enough milk to make ½ a cup, let sit for a few minutes. it will look curdled and that's fine!