Easy Fresh Apple Cake
This easy fresh apple cake recipe uses raw apples and simple ingredients for a delicious dessert everyone loves. Perfect for fall baking!
Servings: 8
Cost: $10
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter softened
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar firmly packed
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 large eggs
- 2 ½ tablespoons milk
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 2 medium Granny Smith apples peeled, cored and diced into ½ inch cubes
Cinnamon Sugar Topping
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉, and prepare a 9-inch cake pan by greasing the sides with nonstick cooking spray, or butter, and lining the bottom with parchment paper
- In a large bowl, beat the softened butter with an electric mixer until smooth
- Add in the granulated sugar and brown sugar and mix until combined, light and fluffy
- Beat in the vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, eggs and milk until combined
- Add in the all purpose flour, baking powder and salt, and beat until just combined
- Using a rubber spatula, gently fold in the diced apples
- Evenly spread the batter in prepared cake pan
- Make the cinnamon sugar topping by combining the granulated sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl
- Sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture on top of the cake
- Bake for 35 minutes, or until cake is golden brown, the edges of the cake are pulling away from the pan, and a toothpick comes out clean
- Remove from oven and allow to cool completely
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Notes
Make sure to cut the apples small enough. Dices larger than half an inch won't cook completely, resulting in hard chunks of apples inside the cake.
Do not over-mix batter. Mix everything until just combined, as over-mixing will lead to a dense cake.
To easily remove cake from pan, run a knife along the edges of the pan. Invert the cake onto a large plate, and remove the parchment paper. Place a second large plate on top, and flip the cake right side up.
Store at room temperature covered in a cake dome or wrapped in plastic wrap.
Nutrition
Calories: 281kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 258mg | Potassium: 154mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 444IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 1mg
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