Apple Cinnamon Swirl Loaf

🍎 Apple Cinnamon Swirl Loaf

Soft, buttery, packed with cinnamon-sugar swirls, tender apples, and finished with a sweet vanilla glaze. This loaf makes a great fall breakfast, snack, or dessert.

Ingredients

For the loaf

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 cups peeled and diced apples

Cinnamon swirl

• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

Vanilla glaze

• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1–2 tbsp milk
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and line a 9×5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
2. Mix brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
3. Cream butter and granulated sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla, then stir in milk.
4. Add flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix just until combined. Fold in the diced apples.
5. Spread half the batter into the pan. Sprinkle with half the cinnamon sugar. Add the remaining batter and top with the remaining cinnamon mixture.
6. Swirl gently with a knife and scatter a few extra apple pieces over the top.
7. Bake for 50–60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs.
8. Cool before mixing the glaze ingredients and drizzling over the loaf.

🍂 Tip: Let the loaf cool for about 15 minutes before slicing so the cinnamon swirl and apple filling stay nicely defined.

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