5 Ingredients or Fewer
Very Easy Apple Cake
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87 Reviews
judye
October 13, 2021
I’ve making this a lot and tinkered quite a bit. I use QWERTY cup of brown sugar and add a teaspoon of cinnamon and a teaspoon of ginger.
Laryce A.
March 24, 2021
Tried this recipe it came out amazing... Did add half a teaspoon of cinnamon to it
Babs
December 6, 2020
My cake turned out like a apple pancake. Followed directions to a T. Tasted so good though. What did I do wrong. HELP
NYanne
December 6, 2020
You have to really beat it. An electric stand mixer is best. Beat for about 3-5 minutes.
LaurieB
December 11, 2020
I did the whole 8 minutes, starting out slow then medium high, with the Kitchen Aid mixer/Whisk attachment.
LaurieB
December 4, 2020
Very Easy to make and loved only having 4 ingredients. I only had a 7" springform pan so I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out. Thanks to other reviews, I set the temp to 350 but only cooked it for 45 minutes. It came out perfect. Not dry at all. To quote my husband, there was a surprise in every bite.
Neena
November 28, 2020
This cake was super easy to make. I love how it comes together with very few ingredients. Definitely the granny smith apples are the star here. I love this cake more apple less cake! I used the exact recipe and as always measured everything with a digital scale. Fabulous taste. I did serve it with fresh whip cream which I added some bourbon vanilla extract to. The family liked it. Thank you Emma!
LisaO
November 1, 2020
Delicious! So light and flavorful. I added cinnamon and cardamom. The flavor boost was certainly worth an extra minute or so of effort.
Mirna A.
October 30, 2020
This cake came out fantastic. But next time I will reduce the sugar to 3/4 of a cup, and add more apples. As for the flour I used regular white cake flour about 200g. It’s pinned as one of my favorites.
hpnyknits
October 27, 2020
It sounded great, but it came out super dry. Maybe less flour? I used an oven thermometer but it baked faster than the recipe called for.
Elizabeth
October 25, 2020
Just made this! It came together easily. I like the simplicity of the flavors. We are fortunate to have a little orchard nearby, so I took advantage of recent purchases and used one Empire, one Jonagold, and one Northern Spy apple. It was fun to try a new (to me) technique of no fat, no leavener to bake a cake.
suzannakang
October 24, 2020
Just baked today and it was a hit with everyone in my family —all with different dessert preferences. I didn’t have an 8 inch springform but had an 8 inch cake pan and it worked fine. I also used the regular whole wheat flour and it looked and tasted great (not sure what the difference would be using white whole wheat flour). I am going to try using a gluten-free flour for a friend who has Celiac’s. I’ve read the reviews that suggest alternative flour and grateful for the suggestions!
suzannakang
October 24, 2020
Just baked today and it was a hit with everyone in my family —all with different dessert preferences. I didn’t have an 8 inch springform but had an 8 inch cake pan and it worked fine. I also used the regular whole wheat flour and it looked and tasted great (not sure what the difference would be using white whole wheat flour). I am going to try using a gluten-free flour for a friend who has Celiac’s. I’ve read the reviews that suggest alternative flour and grateful for the suggestions!
suzannakang
November 28, 2020
Sorry for the late reply but it turned out great. My husband couldn’t tell the difference but my more selective daughter preferred the non-gluten version.
cibocibo
September 17, 2020
I love this cake! It was super easy to make and I have tried it with other variations of fruit, like peaches. The fluffiness of the cake is perfect compared with the dense fruit.
NYanne
August 27, 2020
I have made this cake over and over. It is fabulous! It doesn’t keep well on the counter but it freezes well. Easy to make and lovely to look at. Tasty too!
Katie J.
March 5, 2020
Hi Emma, It's 10 PM and I just cooled the cake down. After rereading the bottom of the directions saying it is better to eat on the same day it is made, I called my 2 neighbors and delivered this delicious apple cake.They also agreed that is was very goodi
sherscott
February 28, 2020
Noticed people asking where to purchase White Whole wheat Flour... Robin hood Sells it... Its called Nutri-Flour... can also get at the Bulk Barn....
jellysquare
October 13, 2021
King Arthur Flour also makes White Whole Wheat Flour. I use it all the time, prefer it to regular whole wheat.
Shelley T.
December 5, 2019
My husband doesn't like granny smith apples, even baked so can I sub gala apples? Thanks!
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