Fresh Apple Cake Southern Living Recipes

AUNTIE'S APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare the Cake: Preheat oven to 325°F. Coat a 10-inch tube pan with cooking spray; dust with flour. Beat eggs, sugar, oil, and vanilla with a hand mixer on medium speed about 1 minute. Stir together baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and 2 1/2 cups of the flour in a separate bowl; gradually add to egg mixture, beating on low speed until blended.
• Stir together apples, pecans, and remaining 1/2 cup flour in a bowl; fold mixture into batter. Spoon batter into prepared tube pan. Bake in preheated oven a until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour, 15 minutes. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Remove from pan; let cool until just warm, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare the Frosting: Cook brown sugar, butter, and evaporated milk in a saucepan over medium, stirring often, until mixture comes to a boil and sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes. Continue cooking, stirring constantly, until mixture reaches soft-ball stage (240˚F), about 3 minutes. Remove from heat; whisk until slightly thickened, abut 1 minute.
• Drizzle Frosting over warm Cake. If desired, garnish with chopped pecans.

APPLE SPICE CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Toss together chopped apples and 2 tablespoons of the flour in a medium bowl until apples are evenly coated. Set aside.
• Beat softened butter and 1 1/4 cups of the brown sugar in bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add sour cream, applesauce, and 2 teaspoons of the vanilla, and beat until combined.
• Whisk together apple pie spice, baking soda, salt, ginger, and remaining 2 cups flour in a medium bowl. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating on low speed just until combined, about 20 seconds. Fold in chopped apple mixture. Spread batter evenly in a greased (with shortening) and floured 9-inch springform pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes; remove sides of pan, and let cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, beat heavy cream, cinnamon, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon vanilla in bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment on medium speed until foamy, about 1 minute. Increase speed to medium-high, and gradually add remaining 1 tablespoon light brown sugar, beating until stiff peaks form, 1 to 2 minutes. Dollop top of cooled cake with whipped cream, and sprinkle with additional cinnamon, if desired.

FRESH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease one 10 inch tube pan.
• Beat together the oil, eggs, vanilla and sugar.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add to egg mixture; stir in apples, nuts and raisins.
• Pour into prepared pan and bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 1 1/2 hrs or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool and frost with cream cheese icing. Sprinkle top with 1/4 cup fine chopped nuts.