This Spiced Apple Loaf Cake with Applesauce makes the most delicious Fall and Winter dessert. The Applesauce Bread is packed with chunks of Apples and Spices; perfect to enjoy with your afternoon tea!
Preheat your oven on 180°C / 350°F. Grease and Flour a 25 cm / 10 inch Loaf Pan (see note 1).
Peal, core and cut the Apple into small cubes about 1cm wide. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk the Brown Sugar and Eggs for a couple of minutes or until lightly bubbly. Add the Canola Oil and Applesauce and mix until combined.
In a separate bowl, mix all the remaining dry ingredients: Flour, Baking Powder, Salt and Spices (see note 2)
Sift the dry ingredients into the bowl with the wet mixture. Slowly mix it in until smooth, stopping as soon as you cannot see flour anymore.
Add the Apple Chunks and gently fold them in. Optionally, keep a few chunks to top the loaf.
Pour the batter into the prepared Loaf Pan. Optionally, add the remaining of the apple chunks and some flaked almonds (see note 3).
Bake for about 50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean (see note 4). Place on a wire rack to cool down completely before serving. To create an even crack in the centre of the loaf, take it out of the oven after 10 minutes and slash it with a sharp knife, then place it back in the oven.
Notes
I used an Oil Spray for the greasing, then dusted the whole surface with flour. Once it is dusted with flour, flip the pan and tap it against your kitchen bench once to remove any excess.
This is to insure all of the dry ingredients are properly mixed together and insure an even baking.
I left the centre of the loaf clear of flaked almonds so that the cake would evenly crack in the centre.
If the cake seems to become brown quickly, it means your oven might be too hot. Simply reduce the temperature slightly. If the top gets very brown but the centre is not baked yet, you can cover the loaf with aluminium foil to finish the baking without burning the cake.