5 from 16 votes
Apple Cake
Apple Cake uses a creamed butter and sugar batter combined with flour, leaveners, buttermilk, and vanilla to produce a tender crumb. The cake is topped with peeled, cored, and thickly sliced apples arranged upright on the batter, which bakes into a moist, flavorful dessert showcasing fresh apple texture. Lightly dusted with confectioners’ sugar, this cake highlights apple flavor without spices, offering soft cake balanced by the baked fruit slices.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings:
8
to 10 servings
Calories:
286 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons (3 oz) butter at room temperature, plus more for the pan, unsalted
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour plus more for the pan
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2 to 3 apple peeled, cored, and thickly sliced
- confectioners’ sugar (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (176°C). Coat a 9-inch springform pan with butter and dust with flour, tapping out any excess.
- In a bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a bowl using a hand mixer, beat the butter until creamy. With the mixer running, slowly add the sugar and continue beating until fluffy.
- Plop in the egg and beat until combined, then mix in the vanilla.
- Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Alternate adding the flour mixture and buttermilk to the bowl in 3 batches, beating after each addition.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top with a spatula.
- Starting at the outside of the pan, stand the apple slices on their narrow end in the batter to form a circle, fitting them as snugly as you can. Fill in the center of the circle with as many slices as will fit.
- Bake until a toothpick inserted into the cake--not the apples--comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Transfer the pan to a wire rack, unlatch the pan, remove the adjustable sides, and allow the cake to cool.
- Sprinkle confectioners’ sugar over the cake just before serving, if desired.
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Notes
- Store the cake wrapped at room temperature up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months; thaw completely before serving.
- Slice apples evenly for uniform baking and texture.
- Since no spices are used, select fresh, unblemished apples for the best natural flavor.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1slice
Calories
286kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
45g
(15%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Trans Fat
0.4g
(20%)
Cholesterol
49mg
(16%)
Sodium
67mg
(3%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
25g
(50%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 to 10 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 286
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1slice | |
| Calories | 286kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 45g | 15% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 49mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 67mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 25g | 50% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.