Ohhh yes 🍎🎂 Apple Cake—moist, tender, and full of warm apple flavor. Perfect for dessert, coffee time, or a cozy treat. Here’s a classic, easy homemade recipe.
🍎 Classic Apple Cake
Ingredients (serves 8)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg (optional)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sour cream or plain yogurt
- 2 cups peeled, cored, and chopped apples (about 2 medium apples)
- Optional: 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Topping (optional):
- 2 tbsp sugar + 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
1️⃣ Preheat oven
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Grease and flour a 9-inch round or square baking pan.
2️⃣ Mix dry ingredients
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
3️⃣ Cream butter & sugar
- In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla.
4️⃣ Combine
- Alternately add dry ingredients and sour cream to the butter mixture, mixing until just combined.
- Fold in chopped apples (and nuts if using).
5️⃣ Bake
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Optional: sprinkle cinnamon-sugar topping.
- Bake 40–50 min, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
6️⃣ Cool & serve
- Let cake cool 10–15 min before slicing.
- Serve warm or at room temperature, optionally with a dusting of powdered sugar or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Pro Tips
- Apple choice: Granny Smith keeps a firmer texture, Honeycrisp or Gala adds sweetness.
- Extra moist: sour cream or yogurt adds tenderness and keeps cake from drying out.
- Flavor boost: add 1 tsp lemon zest for a bright, fresh note.
- Make ahead: stores well at room temperature 2 days or in fridge up to 5 days; freezes beautifully.
I can also give a “spiced, ultra-moist apple cake with caramel glaze” version that’s bakery-style and super decadent 😏.
Do you want me to do that?
