This Fresh Apple Cake is a moist and tender fall dessert. It is perfect fall recipe with it’s walnuts and cinnamon and fresh apples. This cake is ideal for serving with tea or warm apple cider.
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Why this Apple Bundt Cake Recipe is a Keeper
This is a great recipe for a super moist fresh apple cake that’s sure to be a hit with your family. If you have an apple tree in your yard, this easy cake is my go to recipe for any extra apples I may have on hand. This cake is full of apple flavor, and can be topped with whipped cream or frosting. Here are a few reasons why you’ll want to make this easy recipe for apple crisp cake today:
- Special Occasion Worthy: Serve this cinnamon apple cake at parties and get-togethers.
- Freezes Well: Make this apple spice cake, then freeze it for later.
- Comforting: This warm apple crumb cake with cinnamon is perfect for a chilly day.
- Seasonal Crumb Cake: The flavors in this apple coffee cake are perfect for fall.
What are the Best Apples for this Dessert Cake?
Granny Smith apples are popular for baking because their tart flavor balances out the sweetness of the sugar and cinnamon. However, if you want a sweeter apple, you can use Macintosh apples or Golden Delicious.
Ingredient Notes for Old Fashioned Fresh Apple Cake
- Flour: This recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of all purpose flour.
- Cinnamon: Use ground cinnamon to make this cake recipe.
- Apples: Any apples you like will work in this easy apple cake.
- Walnuts: Make the moist cake with chopped walnuts.
- Brown Sugar: Brown and white sugars will add texture to the cake.
Jump to recipe card below for a complete list of apple pound cake ingredients with measurements.
Prep Ahead Suggestions to Make this Cake
- Apples: Peel, core, and cut the apples before baking.
- Batter: Prepare the batter ahead of time, store in the fridge, and bake when you’re ready.
Special Equipment Needed for the Best Apple Cake Ever
- Bundt Pan: Bake this sweet apple cake in a Bundt pan to give it an impressive shape.
Pro Tip to Love this Cake
For a moist and flavorful apple Bundt cake, caramelize the apples before adding them to the batter. This will intensify their sweetness and add a delicious depth of flavor to the cake.
How to Make Fresh Apple Cake
This dense and moist cake is amazing with tea or coffee. I’ve made this recipe several times, and this cake is always perfect for any occasion. Follow the steps below to learn how to make this great family recipe.
These are the basic steps to make this apple cake. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions.
1. Combine Ingredients
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a Bundt pan. Then, in a medium bowl, combine shortening, granulated sugar, and eggs. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Add dry ingredients and wet ingredients together with a mixer.
2. Add the Apples
Add coffee, apple chunks, and walnuts. Pour the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
3. Bake the Cake
Stir together brown sugar and cinnamon for the topping, and sprinkle over the cake batter. Bake the cake for a baking time of 45-55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Once the cake is done, place the pan on a wire rack. Let the cake cool for 10 minutes, then remove the cake from pan.
How to Store, Reheat and Use Leftovers
- Storing: Refrigerate leftover cake in an airtight container, or wrap in plastic wrap.
- Reheating: Reheat cake in the microwave until warmed through.
- Using Leftovers: Eat leftover cake 5-7 days after making it.
Best Apple Cake Variations and Substitutions
This cake is so moist, and is the perfect cake to make for fall. If you loved the cake and want to make it again, here are some extras you can add next time:
- Chocolate Apple Cake: Make the cake with cocoa powder or chocolate chips to the batter for a decadent twist.
- Maple Apple Cake: Use maple syrup instead of sugar for a subtle maple flavor.
- Flour: Use whole wheat flour instead of all-purpose flour for a heartier cake.
Cinnamon Apple Cake Recipe FAQs
Serve this recipe with bay leaf tea or apple dapple cake. You’ll love this cake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, a dollop of whipped cream, or cream cheese frosting on top.
Yes; just use gluten free flour.
To keep your cake from sticking, grease the pan with vegetable oil and add flour before you pour the batter in. You can also spray the pan with baking spray.
There are so many things. Such as:Apple Cider Slush, Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte or use my favorite icing on the cake:Vanilla Buttercream Frosting.
Expert Tips for Making this Fresh Apple Cake Recipe
- Add Vanilla Extract: A teaspoon of vanilla extract makes a wonderful addition to this cake. You can also add some nutmeg, apple pie spice, or apple butter to the batter.
- Finish: Sprinkle a little powdered sugar, caster sugar, or demerara sugar.
- Variation tip: Toss the apple slices in a little lemon juice to keep them from getting brown.
- Alternate ingredient: Finish with a drizzle of cream on the cake.
- Replace: Pear slices can be used in place of apple.
- Different Pan: Use a spring form cake pan in place of a Bundt pan tin.
- Glaze: Make a great glaze with powdered sugar and cream or milk.
- Double the Recipe: If you’re making a big cake, double the exact recipe measurements, or cut the recipe for a smaller cake.
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Ingredients
Cake
- ¾ cup Shortening
- 1 ½ cups Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 2 ½ cups Flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- ¾ teaspoon Salt
- ¾ teaspoon Cinnamon
- ¾ cup Coffee, Warm Prepared
- 2 cups Apples, diced
- ½ cup Walnuts, chopped
Topping
- ⅓ cup Brown Sugar
- ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream shortening, sugar and eggs together.
- Sift together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Add dry ingredients to creamed shortening.
- Mix in coffee and fold in apples and walnuts. Pour batter into a greased and floured tube or bundt pan.
- Stir together topping ingredients and sprinkle evenly over top of cake batter.
- Bake for 45-55 minutes or until a cake tester, inserted to the center, comes out clean.
- Cool for 10 minutes and remove cake from pan by inverting it onto a serving plate.
Christina’s Notes
- Add Vanilla Extract: A teaspoon of vanilla extract makes a wonderful addition to this cake. You can also add some nutmeg, apple pie spice, or apple butter to the batter.
- Finish: Sprinkle a little powdered sugar, caster sugar, or demerara sugar.
- Variation tip: Toss the apple slices in a little lemon juice to keep them from getting brown.
- Alternate ingredient: Finish with a drizzle of cream to finish the cake.
- Replace: Pear slices can be used in place of apple.
- Different Pan: Use a spring form cake pan in place of a Bundt pan tin.
- Glaze: Make a great glaze with powdered sugar and cream or milk.
- Double the Recipe: If you’re making a big cake, double the exact recipe measurements, or cut the recipe for a smaller cake.
- Scale the recipe: Simply adjust the serving size in the recipe card and the ingredients will update automatically.
- Make your own All Purpose Seasoning: When a recipe calls for All Purpose Seasoning, you can use my homemade All Purpose Seasoning recipe or substitute salt and pepper to taste.
- Meat doneness: I always use a meat thermometer to test for doneness when cooking meat.
- Use unsalted butter: I use unsalted butter so I can control the salt level in the recipe.
- Preheat the oven: Unless otherwise noted, always preheat your oven before baking.
For more helpful information about this recipe, such as variations, substitutions and other pro-tips, check out the blog post.
This cake is so moist and delicious. The flavors remind me of all the best parts of autumn!
This is so quick and easy to make apple cake! Really loved how flavorful it is, highly recommended! Will have this again!
Recipe looks good but I don’t like the taste of coffee no matter how faint it is there something else I can use like apple juice ? Thanks for your time
This looks so good!
The cake looks super moist and delicious!
These really look yummy! I’ll have to try this out!!
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