5 from 8 votes
Apple Cake with a Chai Spiced Buttercream
Balanced, flavorful, and enjoyable—this recipe has it all.
Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Cool Time
1 hr
Servings:
12
Calories:
544 kcal
Course:
Dessert, Cake
Ingredients
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 butter unsalted, softened, 1.5 sticks
- 2 egg large
- ¼ cup milk whole
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 medium apple such as jazz or gala, peeled, cored and finely diced
chai spiced buttercream
- 1 cup 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 cloves ground
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 ½ tablespoons milk whole
garnish
- white chocolate shaved
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line three 8” round cake pans with parchment paper and lightly grease. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl sift together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt.
- In another mixing bowl cream together sugars and butter. Add eggs, one at a time, followed by the vanilla.
- 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.
- Mix until no lumps remain, making sure not to over mix the batter.
- Fold in the diced apple until evenly spread throughout the batter.
- 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.
- Allow cake rounds to cool, about 30 minutes to an hour.
- 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.
- 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.
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Notes
- *Makes 1 10” cake
Nutrition Information
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%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 544
% 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.