Apple Tea Cake is a super moist and tender cake that is a true winner. You will be in heaven after the first few bites.
This Apple Tea cake is a perfect fall dessert. A wonderful surprise for your kids when they return from school. They will be all smiles when they receive an extra large slice of apple cake.
Want even more great back to school snacks for kids this fall, check out this link.
MORE APPLE RECIPES YOU MIGHT LIKE
Pumpkin Spice Air Fried Apples | Apple Crisp Bars |Old Fashioned Apple Fritters
Get our best easy recipes delivered straight to your inbox.
What We Love About This Apple Spice Cake Recipe
This apple cake is as beautiful as it is delicious. To find out which apples are best for baking, see the chart here.
- 45 Minutes to Make: This Apple tea cake is dense and moist.
- Easy Ingredients: All found in pantry or the fridge.
- Family Friendly: A treat for everyone in the family.
- Makes Great Leftovers: Stays fresh and moist so it is great for leftovers.
Ingredient Notes for Spiced Apple Cake
- Shortening: Good old fashion shortening, traditional or butter flavored.
- Sugar: White sugar.
- Eggs: Two large eggs are need for the apple cake.
- Flour: All purpose flour/plain flour.
- Baking Soda: This will help the cake rise.
- Cinnamon: Ground cinnamon to add to the mixture.
- Coffee: Warm prepared coffee.
- Apples: Diced or slice of apple. You will need around two cups.
- Walnuts: Chopped or crushed walnuts.
- Topping:
- Brown sugar
- Cinnamon
Equipment Needed for Apple Cake with Cinnamon
How to Make Apple Tea Cake
These are the basic steps for making apple & cinnamon cake. Please refer to the recipe card below for more detailed instructions.
STEP 1: PREP
First, preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease and prepare a bundt pan.
STEP 2: MIX
Then in the bowl of a stand mixer, cream shortening, sugar and eggs together and then 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.
STEP 3: BAKE
.Next, 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.
Prep and Storage Tips for the Moist Apple Cake Recipes
HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE AHEAD OF TIME
Typically, a cake can last up to four days without going bad or stale. When stored in the fridge, it can last up to 7 days.
HOW TO STORE THIS RECIPE
The Apple Tea cake can be stored in an airtight container or wrapped well in plastic wrap or aluminum foil to keep in the moisture.
HOW TO FREEZE THIS RECIPE
This cake freezes well. The cake will last up to four months in the freezer in an airtight container.
Frequently Asked Questions about the Apple Cake
Use a sugar alternative or honey in place of the sugar in this recipe. Sugar free brown sugar can also be a good replacement.
Of course, try a nice apple pie spice or add a little ginger with the cinnamon.
Really any kind that you have will work in this recipe, try gala, golden delicious apples or a mixture of large slices of your favorite apples. The apples should have a firm consistency.
Expert Tips for Making This Recipe
- Add Vanilla Extract: a tsp vanilla extract makes a wonderful addition to this cake.
- 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 taste to finish the cake.
- Replace: Pear slices can use 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 in a medium bowl and drizzle over the cake.
What to Serve with Apple Tea Cake
- A Mug of Tea.
- Vanilla Ice Cream
- Stabilized Whipped Cream
Did you try this recipe?
⭐ Click below to leave a review and rating! ⭐
Apple Tea Cake
Ingredients
- Cake:
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3/4 cup warm prepared coffee
- 2 cups diced apples
- 1/2 cup walnuts
- Topping:
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 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.
Expert Tips
- Add Vanilla Extract: a tsp vanilla extract makes a wonderful addition to this cake.
- 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 taste to finish the cake.
- Replace: Pear slices can use 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.
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!!
I love love recipes gonna post this one on my blog with a link to your page if you don’t mind (just email me & let me know if that’ll be ok) Found you on Feed Me Friday subscribe to your emails & follow you via GFC!!!
check out my blog when you get a chance & also scroll down to leave a comment on my $visa giftcard giveaway or all of my giveaways!!!
http://www.1grown2togo.blogspot.com
I love love recipes gonna post this one on my blog with a link to your page if you don’t mind (just email me & let me know if that’ll be ok) Found you on Feed Me Friday subscribe to your emails & follow you via FB!!!
check out my blog when you get a chance & also scroll down to leave a comment on my $visa giftcard giveaway or all of my giveaways!!!
http://www.1grown2togo.blogspot.com
Sometimes those are the BEST recipes.. lol.. Thanks for the follow.. Swinging by to follow back.. (= and looking forward to trying out some recipes..