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

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 oz

cream cheese at room temperature

crushed chocolate chip cookie for garnish (optional)