Best Apple Ginger Cake Recipes

GINGER-APPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Grease the rim of a 10-inch cake pan with 1 tablespoon of the butter and then place it in the pan. Set the pan over very low heat and melt the butter across the bottom of the pan. Add the brown sugar and distribute evenly.
• Make circles of overlapping apple slices on top of the brown sugar. Chop any remaining slices and place them in the gaps.
• Using a mixer, blend 1/2 cup of the butter and the sugar on medium-low speed. Increase the speed to high and cream until light and fluffy.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg, molasses and buttermilk. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger and cinnamon. Alternate mixing the flour and molasses mixtures into the butter mixture, adding the next once the last has been incorporated.
• Pour the batter into the pan. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes. Let cool on a rack for 10 to 15 minutes, then turn out onto a platter. Serve warm or cool with very softly whipped cream.

APPLE-GINGER UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Make topping:
• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Butter 9-inch-diameter cake pan with 2-inch-high sides. Melt butter in small saucepan over medium heat. Add sugar and cook until mixture bubbles, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in ground ginger. Pour mixture into prepared pan, spreading with spatula to distribute evenly. Tightly overlap apples atop sugar mixture, making 2 layers of apples. Sprinkle crystallized ginger atop apples. Set aside.
• Make cake:
• Mix crystallized ginger with 1 tablespoon flour in small bowl. Sift 1 1/4 cups plus 3 tablespoons flour, baking powder and salt into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat brown sugar and butter in large bowl until light and creamy. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Beat in vanilla. Mix in sifted dry ingredients alternately with milk. Stir in ginger mixture. Spoon batter atop apples in pan. Bake cake until brown on top and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool cake in pan on rack 15 minutes.
• Whip cream, 2 tablespoons sugar and ground ginger in another medium bowl to soft peaks.
• Run small knife around edges of pan to loosen cake. Place platter over cake and invert cake onto platter. Serve warm or at room temperature with cream. (Can be made 6 hours ahead. Cover cake; let stand at room temperature. Cover and chill cream.)

APPLE, CARROT AND ZUCCHINI CAKE WITH GINGER

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven at 180C or 350F and prepare two oven proof loaf pans (8X4in) by greasing those well with butter or line with parchment paper.
• 2. Wash, peel and grate the carrots, courgette and chop the apples.
• 3. Toast and chop the walnuts.
• 4. Squeeze all the juice out of the courgette by using a clean kitchen towel or by simply squeezing a fair amount of grated courgette between your palms until you managed to squeeze all the juice out.
• 5. In a freestanding mixer, mix the softened butter and the sugar until nice and creamy. Add the eggs one by one mixing 30 seconds between them.
• 6. Add the orange or the lemon juice, salt (unless using slightly salted butter), vanilla and the freshly grated ginger. Mix for a further 30 seconds until it is all incorporated.
• 7. In a separate bowl, mix the flour with the soda bicarbonate, baking powder, turmeric and cinnamon powders as well as the freshly grated nutmeg.
• 8. Fold the dry ingredients into the butter mixture and mix with a spatula until incorporated.
• 9. Add the grated carrots, courgette and chopped apple and the toasted and chopped nuts. Mix all in with a spatula.
• 10. Pour the cake mixture into the prepared tins and bake at 180C in the middle of the oven for about 50 min until it bounces back when pressed slightly and gently in the middle or until they become nice and golden brown. Turn midway if necessary.
• 11. While the cake is baking prepare the frosting by whisking the cream cheese with the sugar and the lemon or orange juice. Add as much lemon/orange juice as needed until it gets to the desired fluidity/consistency, enough to make a beautiful drizzle.
• 12. Allow the cakes to cool completely on a cooling rack before drizzling the frosting. Enjoy

APPLE-GINGER STACK CAKE

Steps:

• Bring apples and cider to a boil in a large pot. Reduce to a simmer; cook, stirring occasionally, until apples begin to soften and liquid has reduced, 40 to 50 minutes. Add 1 cup water; cook, mashing apples slightly, until liquid has reduced, about 10 minutes. Add 2/3 cup granulated sugar and 1/2 cup water; simmer until apples are very soft and coated in syrup, about 15 minutes. Let cool completely.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter two 9-inch round cake pans. Line bottoms with parchment paper, and butter parchment. Dust with flour; tap out excess. Set aside.
• Put butter and the remaining cup sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium-high speed until creamy, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low; mix in egg, molasses, buttermilk, baking soda, flour, spices, and salt.
• Divide batter evenly between prepared pans. Bake until a cake tester inserted into centers comes out clean and tops spring back when lightly touched, about 35 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Run a knife around edges of pans to loosen; invert to unmold. Remove parchment; reinvert onto racks. Let cool.
• Using a long serrated knife, cut each cake in half horizontally. Place 1 bottom layer on a serving platter. Top with 1/3 of the apple mixture, spreading to edges. Stack 1 top layer on top of apples, and top with another 1/3 of the apple mixture. Repeat with remaining cake bottom and apples, and top with remaining cake top. Let stand at room temperature at least 1 hour before serving. Sift confectioners' sugar over top of cake.

APPLE GINGER UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Onto an 8-inch round cake pan pour the butter, swirling the pan, and sprinkle it with brown sugar, 2 tablespoons of the ginger, and the currants. In a small bowl toss the apple slices with the lemon juice and arrange them evenly over the currants. Into another small bowl sift together the flour, the baking powder, the salt, and the cinnamon. In a bowl with an electric mixer beat the eggs with the granulated sugar and the vanilla for 3 to 5 minutes, or until the mixture is thick and pale and forms a ribbon when the beaters are lifted. Fold in the flour mixture gently but thoroughly, pour the batter over the apple slices, and bake the cake in the middle of a preheated 400°F. oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the tester comes out clean. Run a sharp knife around the edge of the pan, invert the cake onto a serving plate, and serve it warm with the whipped cream, sprinkled with the additional ginger.

APPLE GINGER STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350°F Butter and flour a 10-cup Bundt pan and set aside.
• For the streusel: Blend the brown sugar, ginger, cinnamon, flour, and butter with your fingers or a pastry blender until the mixture resembles large breadcrumbs.
• Mix in the walnuts and refrigerate until ready to use.
• For the cake: Sift together the flour, ground ginger, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a large bowl. Stir in the ginger and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually add the sugars, continuing to beat until very light.
• Add the vanilla and then the eggs one at a time, beating each one in well before adding the next.
• Alternately stir in the flour mixture and the buttermilk, until he batter is just mixed. Don't overeat or your cake will be tough.
• Gently stir in the chopped apple.
• Pour half the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle with a third of the streusel.
• Pour in the remaining batter and top with the remaining streusel. The streusel will sink in a little during baking to make a swirl.
• Bake until the top of the cake is firm (a skewer inserted in the center should come out clean), about 40 to 45 minutes.
• Cool for 15 minutes in the pan on a wire rack. Invert the cake onto a serving platter, dust with confectioners' sugar, and serve slightly warm or at room temperature.

GINGER CAKE WITH CARAMEL-APPLE TOPPING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 9-inch square pan. In medium bowl, mix 3/4 cup of the yogurt and the caramel topping; cover and refrigerate until serving time.
• In large bowl, beat remaining 1 1/4 cups yogurt and all remaining ingredients except apple and lemon juice with electric mixer on low speed 45 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed 1 minute, scraping bowl occasionally, until well blended. Stir in half of the chopped apple. Pour batter into pan. Sprinkle lemon juice over remaining apple; cover and refrigerate until serving time.
• Bake 38 to 43 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool slightly. Serve with topping mixture and remaining chopped apple.

UPSIDE DOWN GINGER APPLE COFFEE CAKE (CLEAN EATING)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 and coat an 8 inch cake pan with cooking spray.
• Drizzle bottom of pan with maple syrup and swirl to coat.
• Arrange apple slices in a layer over the syrup, allowing them to overlap slightly and covering the pan. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat oil, sugars, egg, applesauce, yogurt, and ginger with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Add flour mixture and beat until just combined.
• Pour batter over apples and bake 35-45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool in the pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes.
• Invert carefully onto a serving platter and drizzle with additional syrup, if desired.

FLOURLESS APPLE, ALMOND, AND GINGER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F/Gas 4). Grease and line a 26 cm (10 1/2 inch) springform cake tin.
• Peel and core the apples, then cut into wedges.
• Over medium heat, melt the butter in a frying pan large enough to fit the apples in one layer. Add the apple wedges, caster sugar and cloves and toss to combine. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the apples are well coated, soft and starting to colour, about 5-10 minutes. There should be no liquid left in the pan. Remove the cloves, add the raisins and cook for another minute or so to soften. Remove from the heat and cool.
• Process the ground almonds, whole almonds, ginger and baking powder in a food processor until coarsely chopped. Set aside.
• In an electric mixer, whisk the eggs, raw sugar and maple or golden syrup until light and fluffy. Fold in the nut mixture and cooked apples. Pour into the prepared tin.
• To make the topping, core and thinly slice the apples and arrange over the cake batter, overlapping slightly. Scatter the almonds on top, pour the melted butter over and then sprinkle on the sugar.
• Bake the cake for about 1-1 1/4 hours until golden and cooked through and a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. If the cake is browning too quickly, cover with some foil.
• Cool completely in the tin and serve at room temperature with plain yoghurt or vanilla ice cream.

RHUBARB, APPLE AND GINGER CAKE

Steps:

• Cream together the butter and the sugar until smooth. Whisk in the eggs, one at a time, and the honey/syrup.
• Stir in the flour and baking powder. Finely chop the stem ginger and add this to the mixture, along with the chopped fruit. Stir it all in, it should form a nice, gloopy batter.
• Pour the mixture into a medium sized baking tray (for a tray-bake style cake) or a cake tin (for a more traditional circular cake).
• Bake in the centre of a pre-heated oven at 180 degrees celcius for 1 hour and 15 minutes. When cooked, a knife inserted into the centre should come out clean. Take the tray/tin out of the oven and leave to cool before cutting into square or slices. Enjoy with a cup of tea mid afternoon, or warm with custard for pudding!

APPLE-GINGER STACK CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350. Coat 3 8-in round cake pans wtih cooking spray, and line with parchment paper circles. Spray circles with cooking spray. 2. To make cake: Whisk together pastry flour, cake flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in bowl. Whisk together buttermilk and molasses in separate bowl. Whisk oil, egg, egg whites, and ginger into buttermilk mixture. Fol buttermilk mixture into flour mixture until just combined. Divide batter among prepared pans, and bake 20 min., or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pans 5 min, then cool on wire racks. 3. To make filling: Bring all ingredients to a boil in saucepan over medium heat. Simmer 1 hr, or until apples are jammy and a little syrup remainds in pan, stirring occasionally. Cool. 4. Place one cake layer on serving plate. Spread iwth half of apple filling. Repeat process with second cake layer and top with third layer. wrap cake in wax paper and then foil to seal, and refrigerate 6 hrs or overnight. 5. Arrange alternating red nad green apple slices in a pinwheel flower pattern on top of cake, then dust top of cake with confectioners' sugar.

APPLE GINGER UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Melt butter in saucepan and mix with sugar. Spread evenly on bottom of 9" cake pan. Spread apples evenly on top 2 layers. Sprinkle with lemon juice and ginger. Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating until light. Beat in egg and vanilla. Sift flour, baking powder and salt and ginger. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk to creamed mixture. Spread batter evenly over apple layer. Bake at 350 for 50-55mins. Let cool 10 mins. Turn out onto large flat plate. Serve warm with whipped cream with hint of calvados.

APPLE-GINGER CAKE

Steps:

• Mix together flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and set aside.
• Beat eggs, then mix in apple sauce, oil, vanilla, molasses, ginger, apples & walnuts.
• Add apple mixture to dry ingredients, mix until just moist.
• Pour into a greased 9 x 9 baking pan and bake in a 350 degree oven for approximately 55 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Let cool slightly, slice & serve. If you want more sweet, you could drizzle a caramel glaze over the top, or spike by drizzling brandy over it.

APPLE-GINGER SNACK CAKE

Steps:

• Make cake: Preheat oven to 350°F. Mist a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Spread nuts in a single layer on a baking sheet; bake until lightly toasted, 5 to 7 minutes, stirring halfway through. In a bowl, mix flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and salt.
• In a large bowl, whisk butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Stir flour mixture into butter mixture. Fold in apples and walnuts. (Batter will be very thick.) Spread batter in pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Place on a wire rack and let cake cool completely.
• Make frosting: In a mixing bowl, using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat cream cheese and butter. Beat in lemon juice. Reduce speed to low, then add confectioners' sugar gradually. Fold in zest. Spread frosting on cake; sprinkle with ginger.