Here’s a classic, moist apple cake recipe that’s simple, fragrant, and perfect for cozy afternoons. 🍎
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 2–3 medium apples (about 400 g), peeled, cored, and chopped or sliced
- 1 ½ cups (190 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg (optional)
- ¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (100 g) brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup (120 ml) vegetable oil or melted butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup (60 ml) milk or yogurt
Optional topping:
- Powdered sugar for dusting, or a simple glaze (powdered sugar + a few tsp milk or lemon juice)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 °F (175 °C). Grease and flour a 9-inch (23 cm) round cake pan or line with parchment paper.
- Prepare dry ingredients:
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Mix wet ingredients:
- In a large bowl, beat eggs with granulated sugar and brown sugar until creamy.
- Add oil (or butter), vanilla, and milk (or yogurt) and mix well.
- Combine batter:
- Gradually fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture until just combined.
- Gently fold in the chopped apples.
- Bake the cake:
- Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth the top.
- Bake for 45–55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool and serve:
- Let the cake cool in the pan for 10–15 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
- Dust with powdered sugar or drizzle a glaze before serving.
This cake is soft, lightly spiced, and works wonderfully with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream.
If you want, I can also give a super-moist caramel apple version that’s a bit more indulgent.
Do you want me to share that version?
