Spiced apple cake recipe with cinnamon cream cheese frosting, decorated with handmade marzipan fruits. This delicious apple cake recipe is perfect for Thanksgiving or any fall harvest celebration. The cake comes together super fast and has a spice apple filling baked right in! Easy apple cake? This is it.
All purpose flour | 1 1/2 Cup (24 tbs) | |
Sugar | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
Baking powder | 1 1/2 Teaspoon | |
Ground ginger | 1 Teaspoon | |
Cinnamon | 1 Teaspoon | |
Nutmeg | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
Allspice | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
Salt | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
Eggs | 2 | |
Milk | 1/2 Cup (8 tbs) | |
Vanilla extract | 1 Teaspoon | |
Softened butter | 1/2 Cup (8 tbs) (1/4 pound) | |
For filling: | ||
Powdered sugar | 1/4 Cup (4 tbs) | |
Granny smith apple/About a cup | 1 , grated | |
Sliced almonds | 1/4 Cup (4 tbs) | |
Cinnamon | 1 Tablespoon | |
For cream cheese frosting: | ||
Cream cheese | 4 Ounce , cut into chunks | |
Soft butter | 3 Tablespoon | |
Cinnamon | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
Vanilla extract | 2 Teaspoon | |
Sifted powdered sugar | 2 Cup (32 tbs) |
GETTING READY:
1.Preheat the oven to 350F.
2.Grease cake pans, line with parchment paper and keep it ready.
MAKING:
3.In a bowl, combine powdered sugar, grated apple, almonds, cinnamon and mix well. Keep it aside.
4.In another bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, salt and mix well.
5.Add eggs, milk, vanilla extract and blend well. Add butter and beat in a low speed.
6.Divide the dough evenly into two pans.
7.Spread prepared apple mixture over one of the cake dough.
8.Pop into oven and bake for 15-20 minutes. Allow to cool on racks.
9.For frosting, beat cheese, butter, cinnamon, vanilla extract and sifted powdered sugar in medium speed, until it turns soft.
10.Stack plain cake over the cake with apple filling, and apply frosting as shown in the video. Decorate with marzipan fruits.
SERVING:
11.Serve and enjoy!
Serving size
Calories 330Calories from Fat 122
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14 g21.5%
Saturated Fat 7 g35%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol
Sodium 152 mg6.33%
Total Carbohydrates 49 g16.3%
Dietary Fiber 1 g4%
Sugars 35 g
Protein 4 g8%
Vitamin A % Vitamin C %
Calcium % Iron %
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet