Wow, that apple kugel looks amazing, @shain!
Cinnamon Spice Cake from Odette Williams's Simple Cake. The kindle version of this book is currently $2.99 on amazon.com but not amazon.ca
It's all spelt flour with olive oil, applesauce and milk and the usual baking suspects. I used Penzy's pie spice in lieu of cinnamon and nutmeg but forgot the orange zest. I was concerned that it would be heavy but it's a very light, flavorful snack cake, perfect with a cup of coffee.
I made a half recipe in a 9 x 9" pan, so it's a little thinner that it would be if one baked the full recipe in the 9 x 13" pan called for but perfect for cutting into smaller squares and eating out of hand.
The crumb is light and tender. Moist but not at all wet.
The book gives options for adding walnuts, pecans or ginger and allspice, dusting with confectioners's sugar, or brushing with melted butter and cinnamon sugar (calling them cinnamon donut cakes), frosting with cream cheese frosting or serving warm with caramel sauce and ice cream. She also gives time and size options for baking in a round pan, individual mini Bundts or cupcake tins.
