Easy Apple Squares (Cake Bars)

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• 3 each apples (peeled, cored, and chopped into small square chunks)
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  Source: 3 apples (peeled, cored, and chopped into small square chunks)
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
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  Source: 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 4 tablespoons brown sugar
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  Source: 4 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (sifted)
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  Source: 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (sifted)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
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  Source: 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
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  Source: 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white sugar
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  Source: 1 cup white sugar
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
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  Source: 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1/3 cup Greek yogurt
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  Source: 1/3 cup Greek yogurt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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  Source: 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 each eggs
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  Source: 2 eggs

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9×9 square pan.
2. In a medium bowl, toss chopped apples with cinnamon and brown sugar.
3. In a mixing bowl, combine together 1 and 1/4 cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, and 1/8 teaspoon salt.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk together 1 cup of white sugar, vegetable oil, yogurt, and vanilla until very smooth. Add eggs and whisk until smooth.
5. Add dry ingredients (flour mixture) into wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
6. Pour half of the batter into the greased pan, top with half of the apples, then pour the remaining half of the batter on top of the apple layer. Top with the remaining half of apples.
7. Bake the cake for about 45 minutes or 1 hour - until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
8. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.