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This Best Apple Cake Ever is super moist and delicious with the perfect amount of sweetness and spice!
If you’re still looking for an easy – and really delicious – dessert to serve over the holidays, have we got the recipe for you! My sister-in-law Pam shared this recipe with us over email with the subject line: “Best Apple Cake Ever!”
Pam celebrated her birthday last month, and a friend of hers showed up with this cake – the best apple cake ever. In fact – the cake was so good, the three of them ate the entire cake in about 24 hours.
Pam then made this apple cake for us for Thanksgiving – and it was so good, Jack and I immediately looked at each other and said, “We’re making this for our blog!”
This apple cake is moist and delicious with the perfect amount of sweetness and spice – plus large chunks of apple and chopped walnuts add great flavor and texture to the cake too. Once this apple cake comes out of the oven, a wonderful sweet buttery vanilla glaze is poured over the top which soaks in to make the cake even more delicious.
Not only is this apple cake really delicious – but it’s also very easy to prepare.
Can I make this cake in a 9×13-inch pan?
Yes – and this easy apple cake comes out just as moist and delicious. Click here to see the instructions for baking this apple cake in a 9×13-inch pan.
You may enjoy these other Bundt Cakes:
- Spiced Eggnog Chocolate Chip Cake
- Kathy’s Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cake
- Toffee Pecan Bundt Cake with Caramel Drizzle
- Chocolate Raspberry Bundt Cake
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Best Apple Cake Ever
This Best Apple Cake Ever is super moist and delicious with the perfect amount of sweetness and spice!
Ingredients
Baking spray with flour, or shortening and flour to grease the pan
For the Cake
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 large apples, peeled and cut into large pieces (Note: The original recipe calls for tart green apples, but we used some red Cortland apples we had on hand and it was delicious!)
- 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
For the Glaze
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 12-cup Bundt pan and set aside.
- In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Sift two additional times and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine oil and both sugars, and mix until well blended.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Add vanilla and mix again.
- Add the sifted dry ingredients to the batter and mix thoroughly. By hand, fold in apples and walnuts and mix until evenly combined.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared bundt pan. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Remove cake from the oven and allow to cool in the bundt pan for 20 minutes.
- While the cake is cooling, prepare the glaze. In a saucepan, over medium heat, combine all of the glaze ingredients. Bring to a boil and allow the mixture to boil for 1 minute.
- Remove the cake from the pan, onto a serving plate. Spoon the glaze over the warm cake.
- Cool for a little longer before serving.
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As advertised! Absolutely delicious. Always looks like too many apples but it’s actually the perfect ratio. I use honeycrisps and Granny Smiths. Haven’t quite nailed the glaze but whatever I end up with works well enough. Hard to go wrong when the cake is so moist and delicious! Took the leftovers to work and people keep asking when I’m going to make it again.
Thanks Erin!
I made this cake today and it is delicious! I used 3 different types of apples. I reduced the amount of oil to 3/4 cup and added 3/4 cup of unsweetened applesauce. The cake is very moist and is the perfect autumn dessert! Thanks!
You’re welcome Sharon – glad you enjoyed the cake!
I do not have heavy cream and cannot get to the store. Options? Almond milk or regular milk for the glaze? Would love to make this tonight for our get together tomorrow.
Hi Debbie – You could use either-the glaze will be thinner than if you had used heavy cream. You could consider adding a bit of powered sugar to thicken if you’d like. Hope that helps.
My favorite apple cake recipe. I’ve made it several times and always receive compliments. I usually like to adjust recipes and make them my own, but this one is just right as it’s written.
Thanks Maria!
This apple cake is outstanding and absolutely delicious. The glaze is the icing on the cake #1! I have been making this cake for several years and and always get raving reviews. 😋🍎 😋 🍏
Thank you Laura!
This cake is delicious and you don’t feel guilty eating it. It is the cake I make for most special occasions. The only negative comment that I have is the published prep time. I am a slow and methodical in everything that I do, but I don’t know anyone who could prep this in 15 minutes. 🙂
Thanks for your feedback Ginger.
This is the best apple cake recipe that I have ever used! My husband loves it, when I make it and he takes it to work with him they finish the whole cake. His co-workers request it over and over.
So glad the recipe is a hit Paula!
Hello Martha,
This recipe sounds delicious. Is this recipe one that I could make in advance and freeze? If not, how far in advance could I make it for it to still be at its peak and should it be refrdigerated?
Thank you, Rebecca
Hi Rebecca – Yes, you can freeze this cake. You might consider adding more glaze after it has been thawed but that’s optional. I’d say a day ahead of time if you don’t plan to freeze.
Delicious!!! I used honeycrisp apples…everyone is raving over this cake.
Thanks Kelly!
Just ran across this recipe and gave it a shot…this was a hit with the entire family. It passed the grandma and son test, both very picky foodies. My son shared some w/ his friends all in their early 20’s and they all loved it. I will definitely make again! I only reduced sugar by a bit as we are not into super sweet deserts, but it was just right.
So glad your family enjoyed the cake!! As the mom of a picky eater – it always thrills me to hear when picky family members enjoy our recipes too.