Applecakesquares Recipes

EASY APPLE SQUARES (CAKE BARS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9×9 square pan.
• In a medium bowl, toss chopped apples with cinnamon and brown sugar.
• In a mixing bowl, combine together 1 and 1/4 cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, and 1/8 teaspoon salt.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together 1 cup of white sugar, vegetable oil, yogurt, and vanilla until very smooth. Add eggs and whisk until smooth.
• Add dry ingredients (flour mixture) into wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
• Pour half of the batter into the greased pan, top with half of the apples, then pour the remaining half of the batter on top of the apple layer. Top with the remaining half of apples.
• Bake the cake for about 45 minutes or 1 hour - until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Dust with powdered sugar before serving.

APPLE SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x9 inch pan. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon; set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix together melted butter, brown sugar, and 1/2 cup of white sugar with a wooden spoon until smooth. Stir in the egg and vanilla. Blend in the flour mixture until just combined, then stir in the apples and walnuts. Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared pan. In a cup or small bowl, stir together the remaining cinnamon and sugar; sprinkle over the top of the bars.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in preheated oven; finished bars should spring back when lightly touched. Cool in the pan, and cut into squares.

HOMEMADE APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch round cake pan with baking spray with flour.
• In large bowl, beat butter and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Stir in vanilla, flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Stir in apples and walnuts. Spoon into pan.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool 10 minutes longer. Serve warm with ice cream.

APPLE BROWNIES OR APPLE CAKE SQUARES

Steps:

• Apple Cake Squares
• 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, ginger
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted or shortening
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped gala, cortland or mcintosh apples
• optional:
• 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 2 tablespoons white or brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease or line 9x9 inch pan with parchment paper. In a bowl add flour, baking powder, salt, and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon; set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix together melted butter, brown sugar, and 1/2 cup of white sugar with a wooden spoon until smooth. Stir in the egg and vanilla. Blend in the flour mixture until just combined, then stir in the apples and walnuts if using. Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared pan. Sprinkle with optional topping if using with the cinnamon and sugar nut mixture if desired and sprinkle over the top of the bars.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool in the pan, and cut into squares.

APPLE CAKE SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350f degrees.
• Mix the flour, salt, nutmeg, baking soda and cinnamon together in a medium bowl and stir thoroughly.
• Cream the sugar and butter together in a large bowl.
• Beat in the eggs and whisk until smooth.
• Stir in the shredded apples and dates until they are completely distributed throughout.
• Slowly stir in the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly into the batter.
• Spray the bottom and sides of a 9 inch square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray or grease it with butter and pour in the batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven for about 45 minutes.
• Put the confectioners' sugar in a sifter and dust it over the cake a few times until all the sugar is gone.

CINNAMON APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180 C (350 F) standard / 160 C (320 F) fan-forced. Grease and line an 8-inch round cake pan with baking or parchment paper.
• In a large mixing bowl, add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar. Add chopped apple and stir briefly to combine.
• In a separate bowl, add eggs, vanilla, oil and yoghurt. Whisk briefly just to break up the egg yolks.
• Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and gently mix with a wooden spoon until combined - but be careful not to over mix. Spoon batter into prepared tin.
• To make cinnamon topping, combine cinnamon, sugar and butter. Mix together until lumpy and wet. Sprinkle over cake batter.
• Bake cake for approximately 30-35 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Transfer cake to a wire rack to cool completely.
• To make the glaze, mix together sugar and 1 tablespoon of milk. Stir until smooth. If the glaze is too thick, add an extra tablespoon of milk. Drizzle glaze all over the cake.