Autumn Apple Loaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 apple (peeled, cored and grated)
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup walnuts (optional) or 1/2 cup pecans (optional)
1 dash cinnamon

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix flour, baking powder, salt and soda. (Nuts if desired).
In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar and 1 egg until smooth.
Add second egg and beat well.
Stir in vanilla and a dash of cinnamon. (I add more than a dash).
Stir in grated apple.
Pour flour mixture into batter.
Stir only until moistened.
Scrape into greased loaf pan.
I sprinkle lots of cinnamon sugar on the top.
Bake 50-60 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Let stand 10 minutes, then remove from pan.
Place on rack to cool.