Fresh Apple Butter Cake Recipes

FRESH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• IMPORTANT: Make sure all your ingredients are at room temp (see notes at the bottom of the recipe)
• Preheat oven to 350 F (177 C)
• Peel the apples and core them using an apple corer or a knife.
• Cut the apples into 1/4 inch pieces and place into a bowl.
• Squeeze 1/2 a lemon over the apples to prevent browning. Set aside
• Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves. Set aside.
• Add butter to a stand mixer with the paddle attachment and cream until smooth.
• Add sugar and oil to the butter and cream on medium until the mixture is white and fluffy.
• Add egg and vanilla to the butter mixture and mix until combined.
• While mixing on medium, add in dry ingredients in thirds and mix until combined
• Fold in applesauce and chopped apples until combined
• Grease three, 8 inch pans with cake goop or another type of pan release.
• Bake layers at 350 for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Layers will be thin.
• Let cake rest in the pan until it's cool enough to touch, then flip out onto a wire rack.
• Make sure to cool completely before stacking. (Wrap in plastic wrap and place in fridge or freezer to speed up the cooling process.)
• Place softened butter in the bowl of your stand mixer with the whisk attachment and mix until smooth.
• Add in your cream cheese and mix until smooth
• Add in your browned butter and mix until smooth and creamy
• Add in your powdered sugar one cup at a time while mixing on low until all the powdered sugar is added. Do not over-mix.
• Add in your salt and vanilla until combined.
• Place sugar and water in a medium-sized pot. Cover with the lid and bring to a boil on medium-high heat.
• Remove lid and place a candy thermometer in the pot. Continue cooking the sugar until thermometer reads 350º (hard crack stage) or it's a deep golden brown color. Do not stir.
• Remove the sugar from heat and slowly whisk in butter. Be careful, it will bubble up.
• Whisk in cream and salt.
• Let caramel cool completely before using it for the drip

APPLE BUTTER SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch pan.
• Prepare the topping by mixing together the brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and chopped pecans.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Beat butter and sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy; add eggs one at a time, thoroughly beating each egg into the butter mixture before adding the next. Add apple butter, vanilla, and wheat germ or bran cereal. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with sour cream; mix well after each addition.
• Pour half the batter into the prepared pan; sprinkle with half of the topping. Pour remaining batter into pan and top with the rest of the topping.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.

FRESH APPLE BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325 F. Grease a 10" tube pan, 2 loaf pans or a 13x9" cake pan.
• 2. Sift flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves into a bowl; set aside.
• 3. Cream together butter and sugar; add eggs and oil. Mix well.
• 4. Add dry ingredients; stir until blended.
• 5. Stir in chopped apples. Add nuts (if desired).
• 6. Stir until completely blended.
• 7. Pour batter into the greased pan.
• 8. Bake 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. (Check it after the 1 hour time, mine is always just about done then.)
• 9. Cool cake.
• 10. When cooled, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar, if you like. It's just as good without any topping at all.

FRESH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a Bundt pan and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and cinnamon. Add the eggs, oil and vanilla and beat on low with an electric mixer, just until blended. Using a spatula, fold in the nuts and apples.
• Scoop the batter into the prepared Bundt pan and smooth the top. Bake at 350°F for 70 - 90 minutes or until a wooden skewer comes out with no wet batter. A few moist crumbs is fine. Baking times may vary depending on the kind of apples used.
• Cool the cake completely before icing.
• In a small mixing bowl combine the cream cheese, butter, powered sugar and vanilla. Beat on low with an electric mixer. Add a little milk to thin, if needed, or more powdered sugar to reach the desired consistency. If you prefer a glaze instead of thick icing, reduce the powdered sugar to 1 cup.

FRESH APPLE CAKE WITH BROWNED BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spread pecans in ungreased shallow pan. Bake uncovered 6 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until light brown. Cool.
• Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In medium bowl, mix flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. In large bowl, stir together melted butter, sugar, eggs and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla until blended. Stir in flour mixture just until blended. Stir in apples and 1 cup of the toasted pecans. (Batter will be very thick, similar to cookie dough.) Spread batter in pan.
• Bake 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack.
• Meanwhile, in 1-quart heavy saucepan, cook 1 cup butter over medium heat 6 to 8 minutes, stirring constantly, until butter begins to turn golden brown. Immediately remove from heat and pour into small bowl. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour or until butter begins to solidify.
• Beat browned butter with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Gradually add powdered sugar alternately with milk, beating on low speed until blended. Stir in remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla. Frost cake. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup toasted pecans. Store covered in refrigerator.

BUTTERMILK APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°.
• Grease a 9" sq. pan.
• Blend 3/4 cup brown sugar, oil, egg & vanilla in large bowl.
• Combine flour, baking soda & salt. Add to wet mixture. Add apple & buttermilk. Mix thoroughly just to moisten.
• Spread mixture into greased pan.
• Topping: Combine brown sugar, pecans, & cinnamon in small bowl. Sprinkle evenly over batter.
• Bake cake at 325° for 30 to 35 mnutes.

APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until well blended. Add the eggs and mix well.
• Stir in the freshly grated apple. It may seems like the grated apple is completely taking over the dish - this is a good thing :).
• In a separate bowl, mix together the dry ingredients. Add to the wet ingredients and mix, just until incorporated.
• Bake in a greased 9x13 inch pan for 40-50 min, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. (Depending on how large your apples were, you may need to cook it a little longer than 50 minutes).
• Allow the cake to cool for at least 10 minutes. Serve warm with caramel sauce and whipped cream or ice cream.

APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Position a rack in the center of your oven and preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter or coat a 9-inch round baking pan with nonstick spray. Line the bottom of the pan with a round of parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk the brown sugar and eggs until pale and foamy, about 1 minute. Add the oil, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and whiskey and espresso powder, if using. Whisk until smooth and emulsified.
• Add the flour, baking powder, and baking soda and whisk until well-combined and smooth.
• Use a rubber spatula to fold in the apples and ¼ cup of the nuts.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and use an offset spatula to gently smooth the top, making sure the apples are well dispersed and go all the way to the edges of the pan. Tap the pan gently on the counter to release any air bubbles. Sprinkle the remaining ¼ cup nuts over the cake.
• Bake until puffed and golden, and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. There may be a bit of moisture on the tester from the apples. Set the pan on a rack to cool for about 15 minutes. Run a thin knife around the edge and carefully turn the cake out onto a cooling rack. Then invert it again so that it's puffy side up, if desired.
• Store the cake, wrapped tightly, at room temperature or in the fridge for up to two days.

NO SUGAR ADDED APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 325 and prep a pan for nonstick
• Mix together your apples, nuts, cinnamon, and vanilla. Set this bowl aside.
• In another bowl, beat together the liquid, oil, and the eggs. Set this aside
• Now in a mixing bowl, combine together the sugar alternative and the Carbquick. You can sift this or use the method of your choice.
• Slowly pour half of the contents from the wet bowl into the dry ingredient mixing bowl.Mix gently and then add the remainder.
• Fold in the contents from the first bowl (apples etc) into the mixing bowl by hand. Bake this for an hour or until a toothpick comes out clean.

FRESH APPLE CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 5 to 7 minutes or until lightly toasted and fragrant, stirring halfway through.
• Combine butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract in a large bowl until blended. Combine flour, salt, cinnamon, baking soda and butter mixture, stirring until blended. Stir in apples and 1 cup pecans. Spread thick batter into a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch pan.
• Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes. Remove from oven when a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack for 30-45 minutes. Spread frosting (your choice) on cake and sprinkle with remaining pecans.

APPLE GOOEY BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• To make the apples, add the butter to a medium saucepan over medium heat and stir until melted, now add in the brown sugar and stir until the sugar has dissolved then add the cinnamon and apples. Stir and cook the mixture simmer for 15 minutes or until the apples are soft. Remove from the heat.
• For the crust, preheat the oven to 350 degrees, then add the cake mix, butter, eggs, and vanilla to a mixing bowl and beat until combined, place into a 9 X 13 cake pan and spread to the edges.
• Spoon the apple mixture over the crust.
• For the topping, add the cream cheese, 2 eggs, powdered sugar, and vanilla to a mixing bowl and beat until creamy. Pour this mixture over the crust and apples making sure to spread it to the edges.
• Bake for 35 minutes or until the cake is lightly browned and set around the edges, the center will appear jiggly, let cool, then sprinkle on powdered sugar. Enjoy!