Apple Sugar Cake Recipes

LOW SUGAR APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray an 8" springform pan with vegetable cooking spray.
• In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamom. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat oil and molasses with an electric mixer on high speed for one minute.
• Add egg and vanilla and blend on high speed 30 seconds.
• Add Splenda and beat until smooth.
• Add flour mixture, grated apple, and apple butter. Mix until blended.
• Spread batter evenly in pan and bake for 30 minutes.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Remove springform sides from bottom.
• Serve warm.

APPLE SUGAR CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.
• In a mixing bowl cream butter and sugar together until thick and lemon colored.
• Add eggs, beating until light.
• In a seperate bowl sift flour with baking powder and salt.
• Add dry ingredients alternately to the batter with the cream (or milk), beating until batter is smooth.
• Pour batter into a greased 9 x 12-inch pan.
• Insert apple slices so that the outer edges are up.
• In a small cup combine remaining 2 tablespoons sugar with cinnamon.
• Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over top of apples.
• Bake for 50-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

CARAMEL-APPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Spray bottom and sides of 8- or 9-inch square pan with cooking spray.
• In 1-quart saucepan, melt 1/4 cup butter over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Stir in brown sugar. Heat to boiling; remove from heat. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Pour into pan; spread evenly. Arrange apple wedges over brown sugar mixture, overlapping tightly and making 2 layers if necessary.
• In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and the salt; set aside. In large bowl, beat 1 cup granulated sugar and 1/2 cup butter with electric mixer on medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until smooth. Add vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mixture alternately with milk, beating after each addition until smooth. Spread batter over apple wedges in brown sugar mixture.
• Bake 55 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on cooling rack 15 minutes. Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat whipping cream on high speed until it begins to thicken. Gradually add 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, beating until soft peaks form.
• Run knife around sides of pan to loosen cake. Place heatproof serving plate upside down over pan; turn plate and pan over. Remove pan. Serve warm cake with whipped cream. Store cake loosely covered.

BROWN-SUGAR APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter three 5 3/4-by-3 1/4-inch nonstick straight-sided mini loaf pans. Peel, core, and cut apples into 1/4-inch-thick wedges; transfer to a medium bowl. Add spices and granulated sugar; toss. Arrange in a line down center of pans so that apples stand upright.
• Whisk brown sugar, flour, and salt in a large bowl. Add egg and butter; whisk until just combined. Stir in walnuts. Pour batter over apples in pans. Smooth top.
• Bake until tops are deep golden brown and a cake tester inserted into centers comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool slightly in pans on wire racks, about 25 minutes. Run a knife around edges of cakes to loosen, and turn out each onto a large plate. Using a serrated knife, cut each cake into 6 slices, and serve.