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Easy One-Bowl Apple Cake
Easy One-Bowl Apple Cake comes together in a pinch. All natural, nothing artificial, and tastes incredible. Luscious Cream Cheese Frosting is optional. This cake is a keeper you'll want all year round.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 16
Calories: 379 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Breakfast
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
For the Cake:
- ½ cup olive oil
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ⅔ cups sugar
- 2 cups flour*
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp table salt
- 4 ½ cups apples peeled and chopped (I use Fuji or Honeycrisp)
Optional Cream Cheese Frosting:
- ½ cup salted butter softened to room temp
- 16 oz regular cream cheese softened
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 lb powder sugar
- 1-2 TB milk as needed
Instructions
- Prepare: Preheat oven to 350F, with rack on lower middle position. Grease a 9x13 baking dish and set aside.
- Combine: In a large bowl, combine the oil, applesauce, vanilla, and eggs. Using a hand whisk, mix until well combined and smooth. Add the sugar and whisk until combined.
- Fold: Gently add remaining ingredients and stir with wooden spatula (it's a thick batter) until just combined and no flour streaks remain. Do not over-mix. Use rubber spatula to gently fold in apples. Scrape batter evenly into your prepared baking dish, ensuring batter spreads evenly into the corners. Bake 35-45 min or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with few tender crumbs attached. Let cool to room temp.
- Make Frosting: Meanwhile, make Cream Cheese Frosting (if using.) In a bowl, combine butter, cream cheese, and vanilla, beating until smooth. Add powder sugar and gently mix in until incorporated. Add a bit of milk as needed to reach desired consistency. Transfer to a Ziploc baggie, press air out, and seal. Snip off a bit of the corner and drizzle onto cooled apple cake.
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Notes
- *I use white whole wheat flour, which is milder than typical whole wheat. You can use half whole wheat + half white flour, or use entirely all-purpose flour.
Nutrition Information
Calories
379kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
47.8g
(16%)
Protein
4.6g
(9%)
Fat
19.7g
(30%)
Saturated Fat
8.4g
(42%)
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
52.8mg
(18%)
Sodium
331.1mg
(14%)
Fiber
2.7g
(11%)
Sugar
29.3g
(59%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 379
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 379kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 47.8g | 16% |
| Protein | 4.6g | 9% |
| Fat | 19.7g | 30% |
| Saturated Fat | 8.4g | 42% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 52.8mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 331.1mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 2.7g | 11% |
| Sugar | 29.3g | 59% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.