Apple Spice Cake
A warm, fragrant apple spice cake with moist apples, warm spices, and a creamy brown sugar cream cheese frosting.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Total Time: 70 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 4 cups Granny Smith Apples, chopped into small pieces (about 4 medium apples)
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 cup pecans, roughly chopped
- 1 package cream cheese frosting (8 ounces, room temperature)
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup golden brown sugar
Instructions
- Prep the apples by chopping them into small, bite-sized pieces.
- In a large bowl, mix sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt; alternate adding to the wet mixture with milk until combined.
- Fold in the chopped apples and pecans gently.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and prepare a 9×13 inch baking dish. Pour the batter in and bake for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- For the frosting, beat together cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and brown sugar until smooth and fluffy.
- Once the cake cools, frost generously and enjoy.
Notes
Storage: Cake tastes better the next day; store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to five days.
Find it online: https://junorecipes.com/apple-spice-cake/