Chunky Apple-Cinnamon Cake

Name: Chunky Apple-Cinnamon Cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 15 servings.
Ingredients: 2-3/4 pounds McIntosh, Jonathan or Granny Smith apples, peeled and thinly sliced (11 cups); 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided; 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, divided; 1 cup canola oil; 4 large eggs, room temperature; 3 tablespoons orange juice; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

This a nice change from apple pie, and it's tasty and worthy of a special get-together—plus, it’s very easy to make. Add a scoop of ice cream if you like. —Ellen Ruzinsky, Yorktown Heights, NY

Ingredients

2-3/4 pounds McIntosh, Jonathan or Granny Smith apples, peeled and thinly sliced (11 cups)
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided
1 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, divided
1 cup canola oil
4 large eggs, room temperature
3 tablespoons orange juice
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Directions

Preheat oven to 425°. In a large bowl, toss apples with brown sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon.
In a large bowl, beat 1 cup sugar, oil, eggs, orange juice and vanilla until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture.
Transfer half of the batter to an ungreased 13x9-in. baking pan. Top with apples. Spread remaining batter over apples. Mix remaining sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over top. Bake 10 minutes.
Reduce oven setting to 375°. Bake until golden brown and apples are tender, 35-45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 349 calories, 17g fat (2g saturated fat), 56mg cholesterol, 138mg sodium, 47g carbohydrate (30g sugars, 2g fiber), 4g protein.

Originally published as Chunky Apple Cake in Taste of Home November 2013

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charliesangel46

Jan 30, 2014

Love it this is awesome
gkelsay

Nov 9, 2013

Looked and smelled so good, but what a disappointment flavor-wise. The cake and the apple filling were very blah and devoid of flavor. I have so many other good apple recipes and would definitely not make this again.
delowenstein

Oct 24, 2013

I decided to prepare this cake for the first time & I made it 10/24/13. I DID make adjustments on the recipe: I had Red Delicious & Granny Smith apples, so I used 8 total cups instead of 11 cups of apples. I also greased and floured the 13x9x2" baking pan. I used 1/2 cup orange juice and added 1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg to the sifted dry ingredients. I also used 1 tsp. kosher salt. I kept the amounts of the brown sugar, sugar, flour, baking powder, vanilla, eggs, oil, ground cinnamon the same! I wanted to see how 8 cups of apples would work! I recall one time making an apple pie and it looked to me like a moon crater as I'd added so many apples to it! It was like the pie was just sunken in the middle instead of a nice high top!I did use the brown sugar and cinnamon with the apples as instructed and then I topped 1/2 the batter in prepared pan with the apples. Then I spread the balance of the cake batter over the apples and sprinkled the 1 Tbsp. sugar/1 tsp. cinnamon over top of batter and baked cake as directed in recipe. It has a fragrant aroma already! I plan to give this cake to a friend. And Ellen, you are right! This cake IS more like apple pie, than cake on account of the layers of batter and apple filling! I consider this recipe a definite keeper for me! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe with Taste of Home! Dawn E. Lowenstein