🌎 The World Cookbook

2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1-1/2 cups plus 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar, divided
4 medium sized medium Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and cut into ½” pieces
1 Tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, divided
1 teaspoon table salt
1 cup unsalted butter, melted
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
confectioners' sugar

Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease and flour a 12-cup Bundt pan. In a small bowl, combine flour, 1 tablespoon of cinnamon, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Set aside. In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over low heat. Let it cool slightly off heat, about 10 minutes. Whisk in 1½ cups brown sugar until smooth, then whisk in the eggs. Fold in the flour mixture until just combined. Do not over-mix. Fold in apples. Spoon half of the batter into the prepared pan. Combine the remaining ½ cup brown sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon in a small bowl. Sprinkle it over the batter already in the pan. Cover with remaining batter and smooth the top. Bake in the oven for 50 minutes, or until a toothpick placed in the center comes out clean. Remove the cake from the oven. Let it cool for 30 minutes before inverting onto a cooling rack until it cools completely. Sprinkle confectioners' sugar on top right before serving.