Here’s a simple, moist Apple Cake that works great as a snack cake or dessert 🍎🍰
Classic Apple Cake
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp nutmeg (optional)
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 large apples, peeled & diced (Granny Smith or Honeycrisp work well)
- ¾ cup sugar (white or brown)
- ½ cup vegetable oil (or melted butter)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Optional add-ins:
- ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans
- ¼ cup raisins
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour an 8×8-inch pan or round cake pan.
- Mix dry ingredients
In a bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. - Mix wet ingredients
In another bowl, beat sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla until smooth. - Combine
Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients until just combined.
Fold in apples and any optional add-ins. - Bake
Pour batter into pan and smooth top.
Bake 40–45 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. - Cool & serve
Let cool slightly. Serve plain or with powdered sugar, caramel drizzle, or vanilla ice cream.
Optional Glaze (Quick & Easy)
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1–2 tbsp milk or apple juice
- Dash of vanilla
Mix and drizzle over cooled cake.
If you’d like, I can:
- Make it German-style, apple cinnamon crumble, or upside-down
- Convert it to bundt, loaf, or gluten-free
- Add a cream cheese frosting 🍎
