When apples are in season, apple cake is a must-make recipe. This cake is a light butter cake base and is topped with a pile of sweetened apples. It’s one of my favorite fall recipes along with pumpkin meringue pie and apple cobbler.
Apple Cinnamon Cake Ingredeints
To make this apple cinnamon cake you will need flour, baking powder, salt, granulated sugar, eggs, unsalted butter, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, lemon juice, apples and honey. You may want some whipped cream or ice cream as a topping! This cake is a simple, homey dessert that doesn’t require a lot of prep time but tastes like you’ve been slaving away in the kitchen. It’s one of my favorite apple desserts. If you want to enjoy other desserts featuring delicious fruit you you should try my pear custard pie, blueberry shortcake or roasted figs with ice cream.
How do you make apple cinnamon cake?
When you make this apple cinnamon cake start by preheating your oven and lining your baking pan with cooking spray and parchment paper. Next, make the batter by whisking together flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Stir eggs, butter and vanilla into the dry ingredients. Spread the batter in your baking pan. Next prepare your apples by peeling and slicing them. Place your apple slices in a bowl with lemon juice. Toss the apple slices in cinnamon and sugar and press them into your cake batter. Bake the cake, let it cool and brush the top with honey. Serve it with ice cream or whipped cream and enjoy!
Tips For The Perfect Apple Cinnamon Cake
The apples soften and sink into the cinnamon apple cake as they bake, so you don’t need to pre-cook the apples. I like to arrange the apples into rows with the apples close together. You can use a similar pattern or design your own pattern with the apples. Use an offset spatula to smooth your batter in a baking pan. Little helpers might enjoy tossing apple slices in cinnamon sugar and placing them on your cake. Choose tart apples for this recipe. The tartness works well with the sweetness of the cake and honey. I like to use Granny Smith, McIntosh and Pink Lady apples. I tend to avoid Honeycrisp, Gala and Fuji apples for this cake.
Flavor Variations
While this apple cinnamon cake bakes up delicious and sweet, you can change the cake to suit your taste.
Nuts: Try adding chopped walnuts or chopped pecans to your batter. Caramel: You can drizzle your cake with caramel sauce for extra sweetness. Spiced: For more of a spiced cake flavor try adding 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon of ground cardamom and 1/2 teaspoon of ground nutmeg to your batter.
The texture of this cinnamon apple cake is almost like a blondie. Think of a buttery blondie base topped with the amazing cinnamon sugar apples and honey. This is the perfect treat for a fall day when you want a little something sweet.
Apple Cinnamon Cake Video
