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Old Fashioned Apple Cake

This cake is comfort food at its finest—warm apples, rich spices, and that buttery brown sugar icing that melts in your mouth.

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword apple, apple cake, apple cinnamon
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Frosting 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 12 servings
Calories 560 kcal
Author Taylor Harrison

Ingredients

Cake

  • 2 cups flour all-purpose
  • 1 ½ tsp baking soda
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • 2 tsp cinnamon ground
  • ¾ cup oil coconut(melted), canola, vegetable or olive oil
  • 1 ½ cups sugar granulated
  • 3 large eggs room temperature
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 cups apples peeled and diced
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts optional

Brown Sugar Icing

  • ½ cup butter or margarine
  • 1 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups icing sugar sifted

Instructions

Cake

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together 2 cups flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 2 teaspoons cinnamon.

  3. in a large bowl, mix 3/4 cup of oil, 1 1/2 cups sugar, 3 eggs, and 2 teaspoons of vanilla until smooth.

  4. Stir in the dry ingredients just until combined.

  5. Fold in 3 cups peeled and chopped apples and 1/2 cup walnuts if using.

  6. Pour batter into the pan and bake for 40–45 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

  7. Prepare the frosting as the cake cools.

Brown Sugar Icing

  1. Mix all ingredients except icing sugar in a small saucepan. Let it come to a boil for 2 minutes.

  2. Remove from the heat and add icing sugar to thicken. Stir vigorously to get rid of lumps. Spread on warm cake.

Recipe Notes

Eat within 3 days at room temperature or store covered in the fridge for up to 1 week.