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Super Moist Apple Cake

This super moist apple cake is made with different baking apples--Granny Smith, Macintosh, and Cortland. Plenty of cream, vanilla, and butter make for one of autumn's best desserts ever.

Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 10
Calories: 487 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 12 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature, plus more for the pan
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon cake flour (not self-rising)
  • 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • Pinch kosher salt
  • 3/4 cup whole milk
  • 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 14 to 18 ounces baking apples* (see NOTE above) peeled, cored, halved, and thinly sliced
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Butter and flour a 10-inch round, 2-inch-deep springform pan and line the bottom with parchment paper. Wrap the outside of the pan with several layers of aluminum foil to prevent leaks. Also line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil.
  2. In a large bowl with a stand mixer or a hand-held mixer, beat 1 1/2 cups sugar and the butter until very light in color, 3 to 5 minutes. Scrape the bowl as needed with a rubber spatula and continue to beat until the mixture becomes very light in texture, 3 to 4 minutes more.
  3. Beat in the eggs, 1 at a time, scraping the bowl between additions.
  4. Sift together the flours, baking powder, and salt. Alternately add the milk and dry ingredients to the butter mixture, stopping to scrape the bowl as necessary. Add the vanilla and mix the batter just until smooth. Do not overbeat the batter.
  5. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread it evenly with a rubber spatula. Place the apple slices on the batter, overlapping one another in concentric circles and completely covering the surface of the cake. Repeat layering the apples in concentric circles until all of them are used or you reach almost the top of the pan, whichever happens first. Pour the cream evenly over the apples. Stir together the remaining 1/2 cup sugar and the cinnamon and sprinkle over the top of the cake.
  6. Place the pan on the prepared baking sheet and bake for anywhere from 55 to 75 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove the pan from the oven, transfer it to a wire rack, and let the cake cool at least 15 minutes. Gently remove the sides of the pan and let the cake continue to cool to room temperature.
  7. Invert the cake onto the rack and remove the pan and the parchment paper. Then invert it once more onto a serving platter. Serve the apple cake warm or room temperature. (The cooled apple cake can be stored tightly covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.) Originally published September 23, 2003.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1slice Calories 487kcal (24%) Carbohydrates 67g (22%) Protein 6g (12%) Fat 23g (35%) Saturated Fat 14g (70%) Monounsaturated Fat 6g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 118mg (39%) Sodium 40mg (2%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 45g (90%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 10Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 487

% Daily Value*

Serving 1slice
Calories 487kcal 24%
Carbohydrates 67g 22%
Protein 6g 12%
Fat 23g 35%
Saturated Fat 14g 70%
Monounsaturated Fat 6g 30%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 118mg 39%
Sodium 40mg 2%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 45g 90%

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