Spiced Apple Cake
Spiced apple cake is the ultimate fall dessert. It's rich, moist, and packed with fresh apples and warm spices. Topped with a buttery brown sugar glaze, it’s a nostalgic, cozy treat perfect for any autumn gathering.
Servings: 18 slices
Ingredients
For the cake
- 1 cup neutral oil
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp allspice
- 3 cups peeled and sliced baking apples (preferably a mixture such as Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, or Braeburn)
- 1 cup toasted walnuts
For the frosting
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 3 tbsp whole milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp Calvados (apple brandy) (optional)
- ¾ cups powdered sugar sifted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 10-inch tube pan (angel food cake pan) with nonstick baking spray and set it aside.
- Mix the wet ingredients: In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the oil, butter, and granulated sugar, and beat until well combined, 2-4 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, making sure they are well incorporated before adding the next. Add the vanilla extract, and mix until incorporated.1 cup neutral oil, 4 tbsp unsalted butter, 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar, 4 large eggs, 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Add the dry ingredients: Add the all-purpose flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, and allspice. Mix on low speed until the dry ingredients are just incorporated, and only a few dry streaks remain. Fold the prepared apples and cooled walnuts into the batter. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread it into an even layer.3 cups all-purpose flour, 1 tsp kosher salt, 2 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp ground cinnamon, ½ tsp allspice, 3 cups peeled and sliced baking apples (preferably a mixture such as Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, or Braeburn), 1 cup toasted walnuts
- Bake in the preheated 350°F oven until the cake is brown on top and an inserted skewer comes out clean with only a few crumbs attached, 70-80 minutes. Remove from oven, let cool in the pan for 20 minutes. Then, turn out onto a cake plate and make the frosting.
- Prepare the frosting: In a saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the brown sugar and butter. Stir to dissolve sugar and bring to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes and remove from heat. Add the milk, vanilla extract, and Calvados (if using). Whisk, add the powdered sugar, and whisk again until smooth.½ cup light brown sugar, 4 tbsp unsalted butter, 3 tbsp whole milk, 2 tbsp Calvados (apple brandy) (optional), 1 tsp vanilla extract, ¾ cups powdered sugar
- Frost: Immediately drizzle the frosting over the cooled cake. Slice and serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 426kcal