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easy homemade apple cake
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5 from 4 votes

The Best Apple Cake Recipe

This simple apple cake recipe is one of the easiest cake recipes you can find. It makes a moist and delicious homemade apple cake that never fails.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: apple, easy
Servings: 10
Calories: 290kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1¾ cups All-purpose flour
  • 1½ teaspoons Baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • 4 Apples medium
  • 3 Eggs large
  • ¾ cup Sugar
  • 9 tablespoons Butter melted
  • ¼ cup Milk
  • 1-2 teaspoons Vanilla extract
  • 2 teablespoons Brandy/rum optional
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Instructions

Preparate the pan and preheat the oven:

  • Preheat oven to 350F (180C). Line a parchment paper on the bottom of an 8-inch (20cm) springform pan.

Peel the dice the apples:

  • Peel and dice the apples into 1-inch (2.5cm) pieces. Read recipe notes.

Prepare cake batter:

  • In a small bowl whisk flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl place eggs and sugar, whisk for about 2-3 minutes, until light, pale and fluffy. Add melted butter, milk, vanilla extract and rum/brandy (optional) and whisk until combined.
  • Sift in flour mixture and mix until incorporated.
  • Add the apples and fold until evenly distributed. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan.

Bake the cake:

  • Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the cake is golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes, release from the pan and let cool to room temperature.
  • Before serving dust with powdered sugar.

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Notes

  • Watch the Video: For a better understanding of the recipe, I always recommend watching the video recipe, which includes a step-by-step guide to help you succeed.
  • FAQs: Make sure you read the FAQs for this recipe which are located below the recipe box for additional tips and troubleshooting! For extra tips and variations read the article.
  • Apples: for this recipe, you can use a variety of apples - Granny Smith, Honeycris, Fuji, Braeburn, Golden Delicious, or a combination of several sorts.

Nutrition

Calories: 290kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 225mg | Potassium: 134mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 436IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 1mg