Apple Cake with a Chai Spiced Buttercream

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5.0

12 reviews
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  • Prep Time

    45 mins

  • Cook Time

    45 mins

  • Cool Time

    1 hr

  • Servings

    12

  • Calories

    544 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert, Cake

Apple Cake with a Chai Spiced Buttercream

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Ingredients

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apple cake

  • 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup light brown sugar
  • ¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 large eggs
  • ¼ cup whole milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 medium apple, peeled, cored and finely diced such as jazz or gala

chai spiced buttercream

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
  • ½ teaspoon ground allspice
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 3 ½ tablespoons whole milk

garnish

  • Shaved white chocolate
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Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line three 8” round cake pans with parchment paper and lightly grease. Set aside.
  2. In a mixing bowl sift together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt.
  3. In another mixing bowl cream together sugars and butter. Add eggs, one at a time, followed by the vanilla.
  4. Pour half the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix together. Add half of the milk and continue to mix the batter together. Repeat with the remaining flour mixture and milk.
  5. Mix until no lumps remain, making sure not to over mix the batter.
  6. Fold in the diced apple until evenly spread throughout the batter.
  7. Evenly divide cake batter into the prepared cake pans and bake for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center of each cake round.
  8. Allow cake rounds to cool, about 30 minutes to an hour.
  9. For chai spiced buttercream: Place butter into a large mixing bowl and add 1 cup of sugar. Beat until smooth. Add another cup of sugar and continue to beat until smooth. Repeat until all the sugar has been incorporated and buttercream is very thick. Pour vanilla extract and spices into a measuring cup with the milk and whisk together. With the motor running, pour the milk mixture into the buttercream and beat together until fully incorporated and the buttercream is light and fluffy.
  10. To assemble: Using a piping bag fitted with a large star piping tip, fill with buttercream. Pipe uniform stars over the entire surface of one of the cake rounds and top with another cake round. Repeat. Spread a small layer of the buttercream over the top cake round and pipe stars around the perimeter. Flood the center of the cake surface with the shaved white chocolate and serve.

Notes

  • *Makes 1 10” cake

Nutrition Information

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Calories 544kcal (27%) Carbohydrates 72g (24%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 28g (43%) Saturated Fat 17g (85%) Cholesterol 99mg (33%) Sodium 312mg (13%) Potassium 70mg (2%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 58g (116%) Vitamin A 890IU (18%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 33mg (3%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 544 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 544kcal 27%
Carbohydrates 72g 24%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 28g 43%
Saturated Fat 17g 85%
Cholesterol 99mg 33%
Sodium 312mg 13%
Potassium 70mg 1%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 58g 116%
Vitamin A 890IU 18%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 33mg 3%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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