Here’s a simple, moist, and flavorful apple cake recipe that’s perfect for dessert or tea time:
🍎 Classic Apple Cake
🛒 Ingredients
- 2–3 medium apples (peeled, cored, and chopped)
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg (optional)
- ½ cup vegetable oil or melted butter
- ¾ cup sugar (or brown sugar for extra flavor)
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup milk or yogurt
- Optional: ½ cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans)
👩🍳 Instructions
- Preheat oven:
- 175°C (350°F) and grease a 9-inch cake pan.
- Prepare dry ingredients:
- In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Prepare wet ingredients:
- In another bowl, whisk eggs, sugar, oil, vanilla, and milk/yogurt.
- Combine:
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet, mixing until just combined.
- Fold in chopped apples (and nuts if using).
- Bake:
- Pour batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 35–45 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool & serve:
- Let cool before slicing.
- Optional: dust with powdered sugar or drizzle with caramel sauce.
💡 Tips
- Use tart apples (Granny Smith or Honeycrisp) for a balanced flavor.
- Add raisins or shredded coconut for extra texture.
- For a spiced version, add a pinch of cloves or ginger.
If you want, I can also give you a quick one-bowl apple cake, caramel apple cake, or mini muffin apple cake version 🍏🍰.
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