Spiced Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

• 1/2 large apple diced into chunks
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 3 tbsp salted butter (divided)
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 whole Pete and Gerry's Organic Eggs
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice mix
• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 6 tbsp powdered sugar
• 4 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
• 1 crushed chocolate chip cookie for garnish (optional)