Apple Cinnamon Cake
Apples and Cinnamon along with a cream cheese icing are featured in this delectable Apple Cinnamon Cake recipe. I sprinkled the icing with a cinnamon-sugar mixture which added even more deliciousness! This vintage cake recipe is terrific for dessert any time of the year, but it’s especially terrific for Fall Baking when fresh apples are in season.
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I originally saw this recipe on my FaceBook feed from an old friend we used to go to church with about 40 years ago. She got the recipe from her mother-in-law (who we also used to know) and has been making it for her family about the same amount of time. The first time I made this cake, I followed the recipe exactly. The second time I made a few changes. I added a couple of eggs and some half-and-half to make the mixture fluffier and moister. I also decreased the baking powder because I thought two tablespoons was rather excessive. Finally, I used two very large Honey Crisp Apples which ended up making closer to 5 cups of diced apples, rather than the four cups the recipe called for.
We really enjoyed the second version. The extra apples and moistness in the cake was superb. Of course, cream cheese icing always makes everything taste better! 🙂 Apple Cinnamon Cake is a delightful dessert for any type of dinner including company dinners, since you can get about 15 servings out of every batch!
If apples and cinnamon cause you to drool, you’ll rave over this fabulous cake. Invite some friends over to help you partake!
Apple Cinnamon Cake is wonderful!
Cream Cheese icing makes everything better!
This delightful Apple Cinnamon Cake has a lot of apples!
Here’s what I did.
I used these ingredients for the cake. I used two of the largest Honey Crisp apples which yielded about 5 cups.
Place unbleached flour in a mixing bowl (bleached flour toughens baked goods). Add granulated sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Stir ingredients to combine; set aside.
In another mixing bowl, combine eggs with oil and half and half.
Whisk ingredients to combine.
Add egg mixture to flour mixture.
Whisk ingredients to combine.
Add apples.
Stir to combine.
Pour cake mixture into a greased 9×13″ glass baking dish.
Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes; cool cake completely.
I used these ingredients for the icing.
Place butter, cream cheese and vanilla in a mixing bowl.
Beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
Add powdered sugar about 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup at a time.
Mix again with an electric mixer until smooth.
Combine cinnamon and sugar if you desire to sprinkle any on top of the cream cheese mixture; set aside.
Spread cream cheese icing over top of cooled cake.
Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture, if desired.
Every bite is drool-worthy!
Apple Cinnamon Cake is a fabulous dessert for company since it makes about 15 servings!
Apple Cinnamon Cake is filled with chunks of Honey Crisp apples!
Here’s the recipe.
APPLE CINNAMON CAKE
(Recipe adapted from Debbie Barnard; source: Betty Barnard, when we attended First Baptist Church of Indian Rocks, Largo, FL, together)
Apple Cinnamon Cake
Equipment
- 1 9×13" glass baking dish
- 1 large mixing bowl
- 2 medium mixing bowls
- 1 electric mixer
- 1 sharp paring knife
- 1 cutting board
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- 1 table knife or icing spreader
- 1 small bowl
- 2 wooden spoons
- 1 whisk
Ingredients
CAKE:
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 3 tbsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp. sea salt
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup canola oil or avocado oil
- 1/2 to 1 cup half-and-half (I used one cup)
- 4 cups Honey Crisp apples diced and peeled – Honey Crisp preferred, but any apples will do (I used two very large Honey Crisp apples which yielded about 5 cups apples)
CREAM CHEESE ICING:
- 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese softened
- 1/4 cup salted butter softened, (1/2 stick)
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 16 oz. powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp. granulated sugar for topping, optional
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon for topping, optional
Instructions
CAKE:
- Preheat oven to 350º.
- Combine granulated sugar, flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt together in a large mixing bowl.
- In a separate bowl combine, eggs, oil and half and half.
- Add liquid mixture to dry mixture and stir well.
- Add apples last and stir by hand with a wooden spoon to combine.
- Spray a 9×13” glass baking dish with cooking spray.
- Spread batter in baking dish.
- Bake at 350º for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool cake completely before adding Cream Cheese Frosting.
CREAM CHEESE ICING:
- Beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl until smooth.
- Add powdered sugar about ¼ to ½ cup at a time, while continuing to beat icing until smooth.
- Spread over top of cooled Apple Cake.
- Optional: Combine granulated sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
- Stir to combine and sprinkle evenly over the cream cheese frosting.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Notes
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Nutrition
I sprinkled the icing with a little cinnamon-sugar mixture so the plastic wrap didn’t stick to the icing so much!
This is a nut-free recipe if you or your family is allergic to nuts!
If apples and cinnamon float your boat, give Apple Cinnamon Cake a try!
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