That sounds a little dramatic but I promise, you will love this cake. Because it is soft and moist, without a hint of butter. So, make it and eat it in the morning with coffee, in the afternoon with a cup of tea, or save it all for dessert. So are you ready to learn how to make this apple cake recipe? Join me in the Bistro kitchen!
The Best Apple Cake Recipe
Apple is one of my favorite fruits to eat or make a dessert with.
There are so many different apples that all have their own unique taste.
From really sweet to sour tasting. As you can turn an apple into apple sauce or grate an apple you have the perfect replacement for butter.
Apple has a lot of fructose which results in calories however if you want to reduce your butter intake or when you are dairy intolerant this is a great alternative.
My mother would put whole slices of apple into her cakes. I use grated apple because it dissolves in the cake and slices on top to decorate the cake.
The cake turns into an apple sponge which is so soft and delicious.
Prepare The Cake Pan
To bake a cake, you can use a loaf-type pan or a round springform. As the batter doesn’t fit my cake pan, I used a 12″-inch springform.
To make certain your cake doesn’t stick to the springform line the bottom and sides with parchment paper.
Spray cooking spray in the springform before adding the baking paper to make it stick.
This will help the parchment paper stick to the springform.
Another tip that I learned from my mom is to let the cake cool before removing the springform. When a cake cools it shrinks a little bit which makes it easier to remove the springform.
So if you are as curious as I am to see the result, try a little bit of patience it is really worth it.
Let the cake cool for at least 10 minutes before removing the cake pan.
Easy Apple Cake Ingredients
Even though this easy apple cake recipe needs a lot of ingredients, have no fear put the items on your grocery shopping list and have the following ready when you start:
- Apples
- Lemon juice
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract
- Apple sauce
- Almond milk
Cake mix:
- Cake flour or plain flour
- Baking powder
- Castor sugar
- Pinch of salt
- Icing sugar
How To Make Apple Cake
To make this apple cake recipe start by lining the base and sides of the cake pan with baking paper.
Use cooking spray or oil to make it stick to the cake pan.
Preheat oven to 350℉/175°C. Peel and core the apples and cut one apple into about 16 to 20 thin slices.
Sprinkle lemon juice on the sliced apple to prevent it from going brown. Set aside.
Take the second apple. Cut into 4 pieces and grate the apple. It is almost an apple sauce but a little thicker.
Put the apple sauce, grated apple in a bowl, and add the vanilla extract. Mix the ingredients before adding the first egg.
Beat until totally absorbed before adding the remaining eggs. Then add the almond milk. Beat until light and creamy and set aside.
Sift the flour into a separate bowl. Add the sugar, baking powder, and salt. Stir the dry ingredients to combine.
Add half of the flour mixture to the wet mixture and stir well until completely smooth.
Once the batter is smooth, add the remaining flour mixture and keep on stirring the batter until smooth. Do not over-mix.
Now it is time to pour the batter into the cake pan. Then take the sliced apples and overlap the apples in a circle on top of the batter.
Bake the apple cake in the oven for 1 hour then check if the cake is done with a bamboo skewer.
Let the springform cool for at least 10 minutes before removing the springform.
Your apple cake recipe is ready to serve.
How To Store Cake
Once you made your cake you have several ways to store it. In all cases let the cake cool completely before storing it:
- Room temperature – a baked cake is fine to keep at room temperature for 1 to 3 days. Store it in an airtight food container, wrap it in foil or aluminum foil
- Refrigerator – if you have dairy products in the cake and want to keep it longer you can store it in the fridge
- Freezer – want to keep it even longer slice the cake before storing it in the freezer for up to a couple of months
Other Apple Dessert Recipes
If you like this apple cake recipe you will love these apple recipes as well:
- Dutch apple pie – this traditional Dutch apple pie recipe is perfect for dessert
- Apple turnovers – these apple turnovers are made with the best apple pie filling
- Vanilla pound cake – a moist and dense sweet cake with a hint of vanilla
- Carrot cake – no frosting needed this carrot cake is the best
- Puff pastry apple galette – a slightly sweet galette with a rustic look and feel
- Apple pie taquitos – made with apple pie filling
I hope you enjoy this apple cake recipe!
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Apple Cake Recipe
Try the best apple cake recipe. Without butter but still soft and moist. A great recipe for a sweet cake that you can eat with coffee, tea or as dessert!
Ingredients
- 1 sliced apple
- 1 grated apple
- 100 grams applesauce (3½ oz)
- 60 ml almond milk
- 10 ml lemon juice
- 3 eggs
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Cake mix:
- 1¾ cups plain flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 170-gram castor sugar (6 oz)
- Pinch of salt
- Icing sugar
Instructions
- Line the base and sides of the springform with baking paper
Preheat oven to 350℉/175°C - Peel and core the apples. Cut the first apple in 16 to 20 slices. Sprinkle lemon juice on the sliced apple
- Grate the second apple in a separate bowl and set aside
- Put the apple sauce, grated apple and vanilla extract in a bowl.
- Beat the mixture then add the eggs in one at a time
- Then add the almond milk. Beat until light and creamy and set aside
- Sift the flour in a bowl with sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add half of the flour mixture to wet ingredient mixture and stir well until smooth
- Add the remaining flour mixture and keep on stirring the batter until smooth. Do not over mix
- Pour the batter into the springform. Put the sliced apples and overlap the apples in a circle on top of batter
- Bake in the oven for 1 hour. Check if the cake is done if a skewer comes out clean
- Let the springform cool for at least 10 minutes before removing the springform
- Serve
Notes
Use cooking spray or oil to make the baking paper stick to the cake pan
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 268Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 107mgCarbohydrates: 57gFiber: 2gSugar: 37gProtein: 4g
Please note: Nutrition information is added for informational purposes only. It is possible it isn’t completely accurate.
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Hi Brian,
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