Apple Cake Recipe
User Reviews
4.7
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
50 mins
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Total Time
1 hr
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Servings
12 apple cake slices
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Calories
154 kcal
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
International
Apple Cake Recipe
Description
The Apple Cake combines whole wheat flour with a blend of ground cinnamon, allspice, ginger, and nutmeg to create a warm spice backdrop. The wet mix incorporates apple puree made by blending peeled, chopped apples with raw sugar into a smooth base that contributes moisture and natural sweetness. Oil, water or nut milk, vanilla extract, and apple cider vinegar are whisked in to emulsify the batter and tenderize the crumb.
After gently folding the sifted dry ingredients into the wet mix, the batter is baked in a greased or parchment-lined round pan at 190°C (375°F). The cake requires a longer bake time than usual with doneness checked by a wooden skewer. The finished cake has a golden top and moist, spiced interior with a consistency that balances lightness and structure.
This cake can be customized using multigrain or nut flours or different sugar types. Adjustments in added sugar may be needed depending on the sweetness of your apples or apple sauce. The recipe uses whole wheat flour but all-purpose flour may be substituted with a slight increase in liquid. Proper batter consistency before baking ensures an even texture.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1.5 cups whole wheat flour - 180 grams
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon ground cinnamon, powder
- ½ teaspoon ground allspice
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg or ground nutmeg, grated
For Apple Puree
- 2 cups apple 300 grams or 2 medium -sized, chopped
- ¾ cup raw sugar - 150 grams
Other Ingredients
- ½ cup water or any nut milk - at room temperature
- ¼ cup neutral cooking oil use oil which has a neutral taste and flavor, generic cooking oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar or lemon juice or white vinegar
Instructions
Sifting dry ingredients
- First, combine the flour, salt, ground spices, baking soda and baking powder in a sieve.
- Sift the dry ingredients twice and set aside.
- Brush or grease a round 7.5 to 8-inch pan with a neutral flavored oil. You can also line the pan with parchment. Preheat your oven to 190 degrees Celsius (375 degrees Fahrenheit) for 20 minutes.
Making apple puree
- Take the chopped apples (rinsed, cored and peeled) and raw sugar in a blender jar or container.
- Blend to a smooth purée without any chunks.
- Use a spatula to pour the apple puree into a mixing bowl.
Making liquid mixture
- Add oil, water, vanilla extract and apple cider vinegar or lemon juice.
- With a wired whisk, stir this mixture briskly for 2 to 3 minutes so that the oil is incorporated evenly in it.
- Add the sifted dry ingredients to this wet ingredients liquid mixture.
Mixing dry ingredients
- Gently mix the dry ingredients in the wet ingredients with light pressure from your hands. Don't over work the batter. It should feel light and have volume.
- The batter has a medium flowing consistency.
- Break large lumps of flour if any by tapping on them with wired whisk. Tiny lumps are fine in the batter.
- Pour the batter in the prepared pan.
Baking apple cake
- Bake at 190 degrees Celsius (375 degrees Fahrenheit) in a preheated oven for about 50 minutes to 1 hour.
- Remember that oven temperatures vary, so check if the cake is done or not with a toothpick when the top looks golden.
- Check the doneness with a wooden skewer. The skewer should come out clean with no sticky batter on it.
- Place the baking pan on a wired tray and cool the apple cake at room temperature.
- After cooling, gently use a butter knife to remove the cake from the pan.
- Slice and enjoy the apple cake. Serve the cake slices at room temperature with tea or coffee.
Storage and Leftovers
- Tightly wrap the cake in a cling film or keep the cake in an airtight container and refrigerate. Your leftover apple cake can be refrigerated for a week and frozen for a month.
Notes
- Cover the cake with parchment if the top browns before the interior is done, then continue baking.
- Baking times vary; expect 45 minutes to an hour or longer depending on your oven.
- Try multigrain flours or nut flours for a variation with less oil.
- Sugar alternatives include coconut sugar, palm sugar, jaggery, maple syrup, or white sugar depending on preference.
- Adjust added sugar if using sweetened apple sauce instead of homemade puree.
- Substitute whole wheat flour with all-purpose or pastry flour by adding ¼ to ⅓ cup more liquid.
- Before baking, batter should be medium-flowing—not too thick or thin—and feel light.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12apple cake slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 154 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1apple cake slice | |
| Calories | 154kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 51mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 117mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 13IU | 0% |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 1mg | |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 2mg | |
| Vitamin K | 1µg | |
| Calcium | 24mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B9 (Folate) | 7µg | |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
| Magnesium | 22mg | 6% |
| Phosphorus | 79mg | |
| Zinc | 1mg |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.7
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