Buttermilk Apple Cake

Buttermilk Apple Cake

3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup apple, peeled and diced (this is about 1 medium apple)
1/2 cup buttermilk (or put 2 tsp. vanilla in measuring cup, add milk to equal 1/2 cup,stir)

Topping:
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
1/2 tsp. cinnamon (I used 1/2 tsp Penzey's Baking Spice)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x9-square baking pan. In a large bowl, combine 3/4 cup brown sugar, oil, egg, and vanilla. Stir to combine. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt. Add to egg mixture. Add apple and buttermilk, stirring to combine. Pour into prepared pan. In a small bowl, mix the topping ingredients. Sprinkle evenly over cake batter. Place cake in oven and bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick poked in center of cake comes out clean.

(Recipe from: Amanda Neelley)