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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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I have chopped apples in small pieces, will this matter for the recipe
That will be fine to use Nancy – the small pieces will probably bake right into the cake rather than seeing chunks throughout.
We are just taking our second Best Apple Cake ever out of the oven. My boyfriend made this for his fathers birthday in September. Delicious!!!
Thank you Lisa and Mark!
I made this for my book club and it was a hit. Used 1 McIntosh and 3 small Honey crisp apples. Served with a dollop of whipped cream which I added 1 teaspoon sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla while whipping. If you follow the instructions faithfully, you will have a delicious cake. I pulled the cake out while the toothpick was slightly wet rather than perfectly clean to avoid overbaking.
Thank you Joan – so glad to hear the cake was hit!
I love this cake. It doesn’t last long. I always send some home with friends because they love it so much. This is my new thanksgiving cake.
Thanks Terri!
It was out of this world! I mean it. This is the cake my family from now on!
Thank you so much Johanna!
Love this cake
Thanks Elizabeth!
Delicious cake! My family loved it! I used 1 cup granulated sugar instead of 11/2 cups and 1 cup of brown sugar instead of a 1/2 cup. I also added 11/2 teaspoons of molasses to added that depth of flavor! My family loved this cake!
Thanks for the suggestions Jayne!
Was looking for easy but delicious fall recipe. This is it! I added 1/2 tsp. Allspice to recipe and it turned out great. Will definitely add to my staple recipes.
Thank you Angela!
I made this cake for my hubby and myself. The cake was so good shared with our doctors office everyone loved it. I make all the time now #1 hit in my friends and family love it. Thank you so much for such a dessert
You’re very welcome Marilyn!
This cake is a big hit every time I make it.
Thanks Jana!