Easy Apple Cake Recipe
This easy apple cake is a moist, simple cake full of warm cinnamon spice and loaded with fresh apples! Drizzled with a buttery caramel sauce, it's one of the best autumn treats!
Servings: 12
Equipment
- 1 8x8-inch baking dish
Ingredients
Cake
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- ⅔ cup vegetable oil
- 1 large egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 Granny Smith apples , peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces
Glaze
- 2 Tablespoons salted butter
- 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 Tablespoons heavy cream
- dash of vanilla
For serving: Vanilla ice cream
Instructions
Cake
- Prep. Preheat the oven to 325°F. Spray an 8x8-inch baking dish with nonstick spray or line in parchment paper.
- Dry ingredients. In a large bowl, whisk together 1 1/2 cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Set aside.
- Wet ingredients. In a large bowl mix 2/3 cup oil and 3/4 cup granulated and 1/4 cup brown sugar. Mix in 1 egg and 1 egg yolk at a time with a hand mixer. Then add 1 teaspoon vanilla and and mix until the batter is smooth. Slowly mix into the dry ingredients and mix just until combined.
- Fold in apples. Gently fold in 2 peeled and chopped apples. Pour the batter into the baking dish and spread evenly.
- Bake. Bake 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Glaze
- Caramel glaze. In a small saucepan over medium heat, bring 2 Tablespoons butter, 2 Tablespoons sugar, 2 Tablespoon brown sugar, and 2 Tablespoons cream to a boil. Stir constantly with a wooden spoon 1 minute, or until the sugars have melted down. Remove from heat and stir in dash of vanilla and then immediately pour evenly over the warm cake.
- Serve. Serve warm or at room temperature with vanilla ice cream.
Notes
Nuts: You can mix in 1/2 cup or pecans or walnuts with the apples before baking if desired.
Nutrition
Calories: 344kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 124mg | Potassium: 93mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 157IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg
