Easy Apple Cake Recipe

Easy Apple Cake Recipe Rating 5

Flavored with cinnamon and apples, Sherry Ashenfelter’s rich, old-fashioned apple cake is moist, dense and down-home delicious. Even better, it 's quick to fix and, served warm with whipped cream or a dollop of frozen custard, one of her Waterville, Ohio family’s very favorite recipes for decades.

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Easy Apple Cake Recipe
  • Prep: 25 min. Bake: 35 min. + cooling
  • Yield: 20 Servings
25 35 60

Ingredients

  • 1-3/4 cups sugar
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 cups finely chopped peeled tart apples
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1-1/4 cups whipped topping

Directions

  • In a large bowl, beat the sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and baking soda; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended. Fold in apples and walnuts.
  • Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° for 35-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Serve with whipped topping. Yield: 20 servings.

Lighter version: Makeover Easy Apple Cake

Nutritional Facts 1 piece with 1 tablespoon topping equals 278 calories, 16 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 32 mg cholesterol, 169 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Easy Apple Cake in Light & Tasty February/March 2008

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Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2011 by sageyone

I rarely write reviews on anything, but this recipe is amazing! So I just had to write a review. One of the things I like about it is that it has oil instead of butter. I substituted safflower oil for the vegetable oil and instead of cutting the apples fine, I kept them in larger chunks which gave the cake interesting consistency differences and also gave it "flavor bursts" of apples. Next time I make it, (and believe me, there will be a next time despite the fact that I rarely cook or bake), I will experiment with adding pre-soaked, plumped raisins.

This cake is moist, light, and absolutely delicious!


Reviewed on Oct. 01, 2011 by MrsMarine

I made this and took it to a potluck luncheon at work. It met with many complements-both at work and with my family members. Will definitely make this one again!!!!!


Reviewed on Oct. 04, 2010 by heidij56

This cake is fabulous! My family absolutely loves it. I used only 1 teaspoon baking powder and increased baking soda to 1/2 teaspoon and only used slightly more than 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. My daughter topped it with cream cheese frosting. YUM! When I make it again, and I will, I'm going to substitute half of the flour with whole wheat. Thanks for a great recipe!


Reviewed on Nov. 11, 2009 by lssrls@yahoo.com

This is very good !!!


Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2009 by Laura Swigart

Oh my gosh, this cake is excellent! Just took it out of the oven and still warm, yum. Thanks for sharing.


Reviewed on Jan. 14, 2009 by adieguez


Reviewed on Aug. 25, 2008 by lssrls@yahoo.com

This is very good.


Reviewed on Jan. 06, 2008 by Anonymous

Sounds so good I'm going to try it.

 
 
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