Apple Nut Muffin Cake Recipes

EASIEST EVER MOIST APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F (all oven types).
• Grease and line a 21 cm / 9" springform cake pan. (Note 4)
• Place flour, baking soda, salt and spices in a large bowl and whisk to combine.
• Whisk oil and sugar in a bowl, then whisk in eggs and vanilla.
• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix with a wooden spoon until JUST combined. Stir through apple (optional: add 3/4 cup chopped walnuts or other nuts).
• Pour into cake pan. Sprinkle over almonds.
• Bake for 50 minutes - 1 hr. Check at 50 minutes - it is cooked when a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes before turning out onto a rack to cool. Dust with icing sugar if using, then serve. This cake doesn't need cream or ice cream because it is so moist, but I wouldn't turn it down!

APPLESAUCE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in applesauce. Combine flour, baking soda and spices; stir into creamed mixture. If desired, fold in nuts. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. If desired, sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar.

APPLE WALNUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the apple and sugar; set aside. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. In another bowl, whisk the egg, milk, oil and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in the apple mixture, walnuts and raisins. , Coat muffin cups with cooking spray or use paper liners; fill three-fourths full with batter. , Bake at 375° for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

MOIST APPLE MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the buttermilk. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture just until moistened. Fold in chopped apples. , Fill paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Place sliced apples over batter. For topping, combine the flour, brown sugar and cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over tops., Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm.

APPLE NUT MUFFIN CAKE

Steps:

• Center a rack in the oven; preheat oven to 400°.
• Use an 8-inch square silicone pan, or butter an 8-inch square baking pan; dust the inside with flour, and tap out excess; put pan on a baking sheet.
• In a bowl, whisk together the milk, cider, egg, extracts, and butter.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; combine well.
• Toss in the brown sugar, making sure there aren't any lumps by running it through your fingers, then add the oats and whisk the dry ingredients a few more times to mix.
• Switch to a larger rubber spatula and stir in the liquid ingredients, stirring just until everything is moistened--as with muffins, less mixing is better than more.
• Gently stir in apple, nuts, and raisins; scrape the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake 30-35 minutes, or until the cake is golden brown and a thin knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Transfer pan to a wire rack; cool for a couple of minutes before running a knife around the sides of the pan and unmolding the cake; invert and cool until warm, or to room temperature.
• Cut into squares and serve.
• Best eaten the day it is made.

WALNUT APPLE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 12 cup muffin tin. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. In a separate bowl, mix together the egg, sugar, applesauce, apple and oil. Combine the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Fold in the walnuts. Divide the batter into the greased muffin tin. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

APPLE NUT CINNAMON MUFFINS WITH BROWN SUGAR-CINNAMON TOPPING

Steps:

• Set oven to 400 degrees.
• Line 16 muffin tins with paper liners.
• In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and salt.
• Cut in the butter with a pastry blender.
• Measure out 1/4 cup to add to topping ingredients; set aside.
• Add in the chopped apples and nuts to the flour mixture.
• In a small bowl, whisk together egg and half and half cream, then add to the flour mixture; stir JUST until combined, mixture will be lumpy.
• Spoon into muffin tins about 2/3 full.
• To the reserved 1/4 cup butter mixture add in 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 2 tablespoons brown sugar; toss to combine.
• Sprinkle the topping mixture over each muffin.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes.

APPLE NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease or line 24 muffin cups.
• In a large bowl, cream together butter and 1 1/2 cup sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir into the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. Fold in apple pie filling and walnuts. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups. Combine 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over the muffins.
• Bake in preheated oven for 16 to 18 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.

APPLE STREUSEL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Whisk together first 5 ingredients. In another bowl, whisk together eggs, melted butter and vanilla; add to flour mixture, stirring just until moistened (batter will be stiff). Fold in apples. , Fill 12 greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. For topping, mix brown sugar, flour and cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter. , Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 15-20 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool. Mix glaze ingredients; drizzle over tops.

APPLE NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a saucepan, melt butter.
• Stir in brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg until smooth.
• Add apples; cook over medium-low heat for 10 minutes or until apples are tender, stirring frequently.
• Remove from the heat; stir in nuts.
• Set aside to cool.
• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in vanilla.
• Combine the dry ingredients; add to the creamed mixture alternating with sour cr eam.
• Spoon 1/4 cupfuls of batter into greased jumbo muffins cups.
• Spoon apple mixture into the center of each (do not spread). Top with remaining batter.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar.
• Bake at 350° for 25-27 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.
• Editors Note: If using regular-size muffin cups, fill cups half full with batter; add a rounded teaspoonful of apple mixture and remaining batter.
• Bake for 16-18 minutes.

JUMBO FLUFFY WALNUT APPLE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Coat top and insides of jumbo muffin pan with cooking spray, or line with muffin papers.
• In a large bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter, 1 1/4 cups sugar, vanilla, and salt until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at time. Mix together the 1 3/4 cups of flour, baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Stir in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated. Fold in apples and walnuts. Scoop into muffin cups to fill 3/4 full. Lightly sprinkle the tops with cinnamon crumble.
• To make Cinnamon Crumble: In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup white sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon, 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, and 2 tablespoons cubed butter. Mix together using a pastry blender, or two butter knives. The crumble topping should resemble small peas.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until tops are golden brown, and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. If they are browning too quickly, cover with tin foil. Remove from pans, and cool on wire rack.