When my mother finally consented to give me the family recipe for apple cake, she insisted I call it “Fresh” Apple Cake – we had a conversation about “rotten” apple cake and the odds of THAT, but as mothers often do, she won out and so the official title of this post is Fresh Apple Cake. There are many apple cake recipes going around and many of them look tremendously delicious but our preparation of apples is one I have not seen in other recipes. Here we go!
Fresh Apple Cake
These are the ingredients that you will need:
1 ½ Cups of Vegetable Oil
2 Cups Sugar
3 Eggs
3 Cups All-Purpose Flour
1 teaspoon each of Baking Soda and Salt
3 Cups of Apples, grated
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 Cup Chopped Pecans (optional – I do not add)
** Glaze recipe to follow
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Put oil and sugar in bowl and blend well with either hand or stand mixer although a stand mixer is preferred.
Add slightly beaten eggs one at a time mixing thoroughly after each egg.
Sift flour, salt, and soda then add slowly to the mixer. The batter will be extremely dry.
Hand grate the apples and add to the mixing bowl, the juice from the apples will loosen up now.
Finally add the vanilla.
If using, fold in pecans with a spoon or spatula.
Pour into 2 greased and floured dishes or pans. I used 2 regular bread loaf pans – 5x9x3 .
Bake for 60 – 70 minutes. More or less time, depending on your oven so watch it, using a toothpick to test for doneness.
Fresh Apple Cake
Ingredients
- 1 ½ Cups of Vegetable Oil
- 2 Cups Sugar
- 3 Eggs
- 3 Cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon each of Baking Soda and Salt
- 3 Cups of Apples grated
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 Cup Chopped Pecans optional
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 F.
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Put oil and sugar in bowl and blend well with either hand or stand mixer although a stand mixer is preferred.
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Add slightly beaten eggs one at a time mixing thoroughly after each egg.
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Sift flour, salt, and soda then add slowly to the mixer. The batter will be extremely dry.
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Hand grate the apples and add to the mixing bowl, the juice from the apples will loosen it up now.
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Finally, add the vanilla.
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If using, fold in pecans with a spoon or spatula.
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Pour into 2 greased and floured dishes or pans. I used 2 regular bread loaf pans - 5x9x3 .
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Bake for 60 – 70 minutes. More or less time, depending on your oven so watch it, using a toothpick to test for doneness.
Cake Glaze
After removing cakes from the oven, gather the following ingredients:
Glaze:
½ Cup Butter
1 Cup Brown Sugar
¼ Cup Milk
1 teaspoon Vanilla
On the stove top, melt butter and brown sugar. Once completely dissolved, add milk and bring to a boil, boiling for 3 minutes.
Take off of burner and allow to cool for 5 minutes and then add vanilla.
Remove cakes from pans and put on a wire rack with wax or news paper underneath.
Allow glaze and cakes to continue cooling for 15 minutes and then pour the glaze over cakes.
Cake Glaze
Ingredients
- ½ Cup Butter
- 1 Cup Brown Sugar
- ¼ Cup Milk
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
Instructions
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In a small pot on the stove top, melt butter and brown sugar. Once completely dissolved, add milk and bring to a boil, boiling for 3 minutes.
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Take off of burner and allow to cool for 5 minutes and then add vanilla.
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Remove cakes from pans and put on a wire rack with wax or news paper underneath.
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Allow glaze and cakes to continue cooling for 15 minutes and then pour the glaze over cakes.
You are done and this cake is lighter than the usual apple cake and the glaze blends perfectly.
I sent one to mom and her lady friends for their domino game that night and the other was completely cooled, wrapped in freezer paper and placed in the freezer until Thanksgiving morning. This is what we snack on each Thanksgiving as we prepare our traditional feast! Don’t forget to grate the apples – it’s make a HUGE difference in the fusion of flavors throughout the cake. It also makes a big difference in the lightness or heaviness of the batter. Happy eating!
That looks sinful. I hope you are still doing OK with your diet. I would not have the will power with that cake.
Ha! It was hard, but only once did I accidentally lick the spoon as I was taking it to the sink from cooking the glaze – boy was it good! Then I stopped myself for but Ladies from mom’s domino night said it was great and they are a pretty tough audience.
I don’t believe any of the apple cakes I’ve tried used hand-grated apples. Sounds like a good idea. I’m marking this recipe to try soon.
Lillian
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Thank you – I hope you will try it (takes about 4 apples for 3 cups) because it is delicious!
I love apple cakes though yours is one of the softest I’ve seen 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
I really think it’s the hand-grated apples! Try it next time and you’ll love the results.
This looks amazing! I still have apples left from all the apple picking that went on, haha.
Pinning this so I remember to make it!
Great! I hope you like it!
I was just submitting a recipe to recipenewz, and I saw this recipe on the homepage <3 Just thought I'd let you know 😉
Oh yay!! thanks Pam – that’s really good, right? You know I’m not as cool and hip as you – I just keep doing this hoping one day I’ll figure it all out! 🙂
Haha, yeah I think it’s good. It means that everyone that looks at recipenewz would have seen yours top row, front page <3
well yay! I”m going over now just to see myself! 🙂
I screencapped it if you miss it!
Thank you!! Uh, what does that mean?
Screencapped? I basically ‘took a picture’ of my computer screen. I’ll post it on your FB wall 😀
Thank you!
That looks so autumnal! I wish I had some now with a cup o joe!
Thank you! It IS pretty great – and hard for me to resist! But I’ll just wait and eat it on Thanksgiving!
Wow! The cake itself looks so great, but the glaze!?! Sinfully delicious!
Honestly, I thought about adding a splash of rum to it as well! 🙂
This cake looks so moist & yummy 🙂
Thank you! Everyone said it is!
I love apple anything. This cake reminds me of banana bread, but with apples. Looks yum! 🙂
Your instructions say to add salt, but your ingredients list doesn’t say how much!
Thank you Jennifer! You know how sometimes you get started writing something and skip and important part – and then never notice……that is exactly what I did. It is a teaspoon each of baking soda and salt. I have edited to recipe to reflect that. Thank you again for making me aware!
Love that there are tons of fresh apples in the cake! I bet that glaze over top is out of this world.
yes, the glaze is wonderful! Thank you for stopping by and please come again!
So disappointed mine did not look anything like yours, flat and dense and I was so hoping to impress my partner.
I’m so sorry! mine always turns out light and airy because of the grated apples.
G’day! This looks delicious, true!
I wonder if it would work with Xylitol (sugarless sugar) and is now on my list to do! Thank you!
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Cheers! Joanne
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So pleased you decided to join us! I don’t know if it would work with Xylitol but if it works just like sugar – then go for it because I believe it would be great! If you do, please let us all know how it is!
what size pan?
Oh gosh! So sorry, I totally forgot that. 9 x 5 loaf pan!
Why don’t you have a print friendly button ? Your recipes look and sound so great but it takes too much paper and ink to print all of one recipe.
That’s a good idea Virginia – I hadn’t thought about that, honestly – I will talk to my daughter about it. Thanks!
Virginia! My daughter was able to do that really quickly! All you have to do is go to the bottom of any post and click the little green button at the bottom that says “print friendly”. Then after it puts it in printable form go to the top and click the box next to “take out images” and you won’t print the pictures, just the recipe! Thanks for the suggestion!
Or you could copy and paste the recipe text in a word document or Something.
True, but I have a print friendly button now!
Thank you so much for answering so quickly. I just didn’t see it the first time. I am planning on this for dessert tomorrow. Thank you so much for sharing.
It wasn’t there Virginia – I took your suggestion and my daughter put it on. She’s a computer geek so it only took her about 10 minutes. 🙂 I know you are going to enjoy it – we love it! Don’t forget to grate those apples!
HI – What size baking pans did you use?
Hi Joanne! Thanks for dropping by – great question. I just went in and measured it is a 9 x 4 1/2 loaf pan. Please drop back by again anytime!
could this be cooked in tube pan
Hi Judy! Yes you could use a tube pan – just check often with a toothpick to see when it will be completely baked! Thanks for dropping by and please come again!
Made this during the holidays baking in a tube pan and it was delicious. Took it to a covered dish supper and there wasnot a crumb left! Thanx for the recipe.
I’m so pleased that you made it – and then loved it too! The best part is that you took the time to tell me – thank you!
could bundt cake pan be used instead of two dishes or pans?
could bundt bake pan be used instead of 2 dishes or pans?
Yes, I am sure it could be – most probably a longer cooking time so watch it closely but yes, I think as long as you grease and flour the bundt pan really well it should be great!
This cake looks delicious. However, I would like to know what size pans you used? Thank you for sharing such a good recipe.
Sure! I’ll be happy to tell you and then I will go in and put down what size they are: 5x9x3 – Just regular bread loaf pans because that’s what I had!
I just made your Fresh Apple Cake and it is out of this world. So light and delicious it is definetly a keeper. Thank you so much for sharing.
Thank you so much Ann! Especially for taking the time to come back to the blog and let me know – bless you!!
Can you grate the apples in a food processors? Will the outcome be the same as hand grating?
Hi Hilda – Yes! You can do that because I have used the grater attachment on my food processor to do it when my husband wasn’t around the help me out! Thanks for dropping by!
were the apples peeled? I know MOST recipes call for them to be peeled but some of the best specifically say to grate WITH the peels.
Hi Sue – yes, I should have said peel the apples before you grate them. Of course, if you like, you could leave them on – but mom never did so I don’t either! 🙂 Thanks so much for dropping by.
I make your apple cake often. And the glaze is my go-to for many other baked goods, as well. Thank you so much for this recipe.
Tonya, your comment just made my day! My week to be exact. Thank you!!
Can it be kept in the fridge? I just made a half batch — one small loaf pan and 8 muffins! — but now I’m not sure what to do with it all. I’m serving it up tomorrow, but I’m concerned about the glaze keeping well.
Hi Ashleigh – so sorry this is late but yes, it can be kept in the fridge – I love that you made the 8 muffins – love those!
Thanks! They were totally delicious and incredibly cute. I put them in the fridge already, being hopeful 🙂 How long will the bread keep in the fridge?
You inspired me Ashleigh! I made fresh apple cake yesterday afternoon! It will keep in the fridge up to a week and it will keep in the freezer – if you wrap in wax paper then foil then put in a Ziplock bag – it will keep for a year and still be delicious! I know that because I have done it. I always make 2 and throw one in the freezer.
My daughter loves to slice a piece, spread with butter and then put in the toaster oven for about 5 minutes……it is so moist and yet crunchy on the outside…………yum!!
Hi, Kelli,
Can this cake be frozen before you put the glaze on?
Thanks,
Sandi
Yes! It can and it freezes beautifully!