• Cinnamon sugar - In a small bowl, combine the melted butter, brown sugar, and ground cinnamon. Combine well and set aside for now.
  30 g Melted butter, 50 g Brown sugar, 1½ tbsp Cinnamon powder
• Apple mixture - Use a vegetable peeler to peel the apples, and a corer to core the apples. Then, dice them into small 1/4-inch cubes. Place in a medium bowl, and add the lemon juice, salt, and spices. Combine well

  Pro tip - Do not cut the apples too early to prevent them from oxidizing. Cover with plastic wrap to prevent them as well.
  250 g Apples, ¼ tsp Salt, ½ tsp Cinnamon powder, ¼ tsp Ground ginger, ¼ tsp Nutmeg, 1 tbsp Lemon juice

Cake batter

• Oven / Pan - Preheat the oven to 325°F / 165°C / Gas mark 3. Grease and line an 8 x 8-inch square cake pan.

  Pro tip - When you line the pan with parchment leave an overhang so you can pick the cake out of the pan.
• Dry ingredients - In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon powder, ground ginger, nutmeg, and salt.
  280 g All-purpose Flour, ¾ tsp Baking soda, ¼ tsp Baking powder, ½ tsp Salt, 1 tsp Cinnamon powder, ¼ tsp Ground ginger, ¼ tsp Nutmeg
• Wet ingredient - In a bowl of a stand mixer whip the whole eggs for a minute. Then, gradually add both the white and brown sugar. Whip until sugar is almost dissolved. Next, gradually add the oil while whipping simultaneously. Followed by the apple sauce and vanilla extract.
  180 ml Oil, 75 g Brown sugar, 65 g Granulated sugar, 2 large Eggs, 75 ml Apple sauce, 1 tsp Vanilla extract
• Dry to wet ingredients - Next, add the flour and combine well. Next, fold in the apple mixture and chopped nuts. Combine well but do not overmix.
  75 g Nuts
• Assemble - Pour the apple cake batter into the prepared baking pan. Pour the cinnamon sugar on top. Spread it evenly and create a few swirls making sure to combine some of the cinnamon sugar with the cake batter.
• Bake - Transfer the cake to the oven and bake it on the middle rack for 35 to 40 minutes until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.

  Pro tip - the apples do keep the cake moist so make sure to put the skewer into the batter part of the cake to get a correct doneness test.
• Cool - When done baking cool for at least 20 minutes before you cut the cake into slices.

  Pro tip - If you let the cake cool completely, it will cut into pretty slices without breaking apart.