• Heat oven to 350 ° F.

Batter

• Combine dry ingredients in mixing bowl, including whole wheat pastry flour, baking powder, and salt. Combine well.
• Beat egg, sugar, and milk in a small bowl. Add oil and vanilla.
• Add wet egg mixture to dry ingredients in mixing bowl. Mix until well combined.

Apple Spice Filling

• Peel and finely chop apple.
• Combine brown sugar and spices. Toss with chopped apple.

Assemble Cake

• Spray pan with cooking spray. Add a piece of parchment paper cut to fit in the bottom of pan. Add a light coating of cooking spray to parchment.
• Add 1 cup of batter to pan.
• Sprinkle brown sugar spiced apple to batter.
• Add the reminder of batter.
• Peel and thinly slice and apple. Lightly arrange apple slices at outer edge of cake.
• Combine sugar and ground cinnamon. Sprinkle over top of cake.
• Add to bottom rack of oven. Bake for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.

Plating Cake

• Once out of the oven, run a knife around the edge of the pan to loosen the cake. Let sit for 10 minutes.
• Place a cloth over the top of the pan and a cooling rack over the top. Flip the cake over. Remove the parchment paper and flip the cake upright on a rack to cool.
• Once cool, transfer to a serving plate. Dust with a light coating of powdered sugar.