Spiced apple cake is the perfect fall treat!


 You might want to try this apple cake for yourself.
This apple cake is moist and tender with chunks of fresh apples, warm spices, and pecan nuts.

The kitchen smelled heavenly while the cake was baking in the oven.

Ingredients for Apple Cake

If you have plenty of green apples, this is the perfect time to try to bake this apple cake.

Green Apples (Granny Smiths apples)
Vegetable oil (no butter in this recipe)
Warm spices such as ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground nutmeg
Eggs
Soft brown sugar
Pecan nuts (substitute for walnuts)

How to bake Apple Cake

The list of ingredients and methods can be found in the recipe card below

Dry ingredients

Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl.

Wet ingredients

Mix soft brown sugar with vegetable oil


Add lightly beaten eggs and vanilla essence into the bowl.


Whisk until sugar is dissolved.

Steps to Bake Apple Cake

Add 1/3 of the dry ingredients to the egg mixture.
Mix well and repeat.


Apple cake batter.


Add apple chunks to the batter.


Mix the apples and cake batter well.


Add chopped pecan nuts to the apple and batter.
If you do not have pecan nuts, then use walnuts instead.

Bake Apple Cake

Pour the cake batter into an 8-inch cake pan.
Lined cake pan with greaseproof paper.


Thinly slice an apple to top the cake batter before baking the cake.
I used an extra apple for the topping.

You can use almond slices or other topping you prefer or leave it as is!

FAQ on Apple Cake

1) Can you make an apple cake with eating apples?

This is a matter of preference, but I prefer tart/ sour apples to eating apples.

2)Should apple cake be refrigerated?

Any leftover apple cake should be kept in the refrigerator, especially in hot and humid countries.
Remove from fridge a couple of hours before serving apple cake.



Other recipes using Apples
Apple Pie
Apple Jam