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Easy moist spiced apple cake with apple slices and sugar crunch
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Easy Moist Spiced Apple Cake
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
 
Apple Cake Recipe is one of the delicious moist aroma filled dessert. It is a perfect cake for all kinds of birthday and other events.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: continental, international
Keyword: Apple Cake Recipe
Servings: 8
Calories: 340 kcal
Author: Uppada Lakshmi
Ingredients
  • For the Spiced Apples:
  • 350 g approx. 3 medium firm baking apples (Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, or Braeburn), peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch dice
  • 14 g 1 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 25 g 2 tbsp light brown sugar
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
  • For the Cake Batter:
  • 250 g 2 cups all-purpose flour (maida)
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 150 g 2/3 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
  • 150 g 3/4 cup granulated white sugar
  • 50 g 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp freshly grated lemon zest
  • 60 ml 1/4 cup whole milk, room temperature
  • 1 tbsp turbinado or coarse sugar optional, for surface topping
Instructions
  1. Sauté the Apples: Melt 14g butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add diced apples, 25g brown sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, and 1 tsp lemon juice. Cook for 4–5 minutes until apples soften slightly and pan syrup clings to fruit. Spread on a plate to cool completely.
  2. Prep Station: Heat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease an 8-inch or 9-inch springform tin, line the bottom with parchment, and lightly flour the edges.
  3. Whisk Dry Ingredients: In a bowl, thoroughly whisk all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon.
  4. Cream Wet Base: In a large bowl, beat softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar on medium-high speed for 3–4 minutes until pale and aerated. Beat in eggs one at a time, followed by vanilla and lemon zest.
  5. Combine: With mixer on low, alternate adding dry flour blend in three additions with milk in two additions, mixing just until no white streaks remain.
  6. Assemble: Fold two-thirds of cooled apples into the batter. Spread into pan. Top with remaining apples and turbinado sugar.
  7. Bake: Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 42–48 minutes until golden amber, springy to touch, and an inserted skewer emerges clean (internal temp 200°F–205°F / 93°C–96°C). Cool 15 minutes in pan, release ring, and transfer to wire rack to cool fully.