Best Apple Pie Cake Recipe

Author: Veena Azmanov

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 1

Total Time: 1 10

Coooking Temperature: 325°F/165°C/ Gas Mark 3

Calories: 12

Adjust Servings Here: 8 servings

Description

This delicious apple pie cake is an absolute treat and the perfect combination of my three favorite things. Syrupy apple pie filling, moist vanilla cake batter, and buttery crumble topping.

Ingredients

Apple Pie Filling

5 Apples large
½ cup (110 g) Brown sugar
2 tbsp Flour or cornstarch
½ tsp Cinnamon powder
¼ tsp Nutmeg powder
½ tsp Ground ginger

Cake Batter

½ cup (113 g) Unsalted butter room temperature
½ cup (113 g) Cream cheese
1 cup (220 g) Brown sugar
3 Eggs large
2 cups (250 g) All purpose flour
1½ tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Baking soda
½ tsp Salt
1 tsp Ground ginger
1 tsp Cinnamon powder
½ tsp Nutmeg powder
½ cup (120 ml) Buttermilk
1 tbsp Vanilla extract

Crumble Topping

¾ cup (95 g) All purpose flour
4 tbsp (60 g) Chilled butter into cubes
2 tbsp (24 g) Sugar I used white sugar but brown works too
½ tsp Ground cinnamon (optional)

Instructions

Apple pie filling

Peel, core, and chop apples into small pieces about 1/8 inch. Add brown sugar, cornstarch, and spices. Set aside
Pro tip - Large chunks will cause the cake slices to break easily. Use a bowl of water with lemon juice and drop each peeled apple into it. This will prevent them from oxidizing and give you enough working time.
5 Apples, ½ cup Brown sugar, 2 tbsp Flour, ½ tsp Cinnamon powder, ¼ tsp Nutmeg powder, ½ tsp Ground ginger

Crumble

In a bowl, combine brown sugar, salt, spices, and flour. Grate in the chilled butter - combine well. Place in the fridge to keep chilled.
Pro tip - if you do not want to grate the butter you can also cut the chilled butter into the flour using a pastry blender or fork. Of course, alternatively, you could also use a food processor.
¾ cup All purpose flour, 4 tbsp Chilled butter into cubes, 2 tbsp Sugar, ½ tsp Ground cinnamon

Cake batter

Preheat oven at 325°F/165°C/ Gas Mark 3
Grease and flour well an 8-inch tube pan or 12 cup bundt pan
Dry ingredients - Combine the flour with baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices - set aside.
2 cups All purpose flour, 1½ tsp Baking powder, 1 tsp Baking soda, ½ tsp Salt, 1 tsp Ground ginger, 1 tsp Cinnamon powder, ½ tsp Nutmeg powder
In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment cream together the butter and cream cheese. Add brown sugar and continue to cream until light and fluffy.
½ cup Unsalted butter , ½ cup Cream cheese, 1 cup Brown sugar
Next, add the eggs one at a time followed by the flour mixture and buttermilk in three additions. Finally, add the vanilla extract.
Pro tip - we do not want to activate the gluten in our flour so do not over mix.
3 Eggs , ½ cup Buttermilk, 1 tbsp Vanilla extract

Assemble

Pour half the batter into the prepared baking pan, followed by half the apple pie filling, then the remaining cake batter followed by the remaining apple pie filling.
Pro tip - try to spread the batter and apple pie filling as evenly as you can so each and every slice has a good combination of both.
Remove the chilled crumble from the fridge and sprinkle it all over the apple pie cake.
Pro tip - this cake is delicious with or without the crumble on top.
Bake for 40 to 50 minutes until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
When baked cool in the pan for ten minutes then invert onto a cooling rack and cool completely. Dust with confectioners sugar before serving

The nutrition information and metric conversion are calculated automatically. I cannot guarantee its accuracy. If this data is important to you please verify with your trusted nutrition calculator. Thank you

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