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Heather Wolf

Apple Bread with Cinnamon Frosting

5 from 1 vote
The best thing since sliced bread is a slice of Apple Bread with Cinnamon Frosting. Studded with Honeycrisp apples and slathered with cinnamon-spiced cream cheese frosting, this quick bread is a sweet way to switch up your breakfast routine.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 1 loaf
Course: Breads and Rolls
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

Apple Bread
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour unbleached
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt fine
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 8 Tbsp unsalted butter softened to room temperature
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 cups Honeycrisp apples peeled and diced
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract pure
Cinnamon Frosting
  • 1/2 cup cream cheese softened to room temperature
  • 4 Tbsp unsalted butter softened to room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract pure
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 Tbsp caramel sauce optional

Equipment

  • 9 x 5 metal loaf pan

Method
 

Apple Bread
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Generously coat a 9 x 5 metal loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray then set aside.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
  3. In a separate bowl, beat butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar together for 2 minutes or until well combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.
  4. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat until smooth.
  5. Add vanilla and beat until incorporated.
  6. Reduce mixer speed to low then add dry ingredients to wet, mixing until just barely combined.
  7. Add apples to batter, gently stirring by hand with a spoon until evenly distributed then pour into prepared loaf pan. Level top with a spatula. Note: batter will be thick.
  8. Bake for 30 minutes then cover loaf with aluminum foil (to prevent overbrowning) and bake for an additional 30 to 35 minutes. Bread is done when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and dry. For best results, avoid overbaking.
  9. Cool loaf in pan for 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Cinnamon Frosting
  1. Beat cream cheese with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy - approximately 2 minutes.
  2. Add butter and continue beating until combined.
  3. Reduce mixer speed to low then add vanilla, cinnamon and powdered sugar. Beat on low until combined then beat on high until light and fluffy.
  4. When apple bread has cooled completely, top with cinnamon cream cheese frosting. If desired swirl caramel sauce into frosting.
  5. Frosted bread will keep covered in the refrigerator up to 5 days. Unfrosted bread can be covered and stored at room temperature up to 5 days.