Best Old Fashioned Apple Cake Recipes

MY BEST OLD-FASHIONED APPLE CAKE WITH EASY CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Cake:.
• Cream butter and sugar, then add egg and beat.
• Add rest of dry ingredients and beat til mixed.
• Fold in apples and pecans. Pour into greased and floured large round, deep cake pan. *Use greased and lightly floured parchment paper
• on the bottom for easier removal.
• Bake at 350º for 35-40 minutes.
• Cool a bit, turn out onto rack to cool completely. *Can serve warm, too.
• Meanwhile, make caramel sauce.
• Caramel sauce:
• Melt butter, brown sugar and salt in pan over low-med heat,
• stirring, for about 2-3 minutes.
• Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and cream and stir well till not grainy.
• Drizzle lots of caramel sauce over cut cake slices when serving.
• Sprinkle chopped pecans on top of that if desired.
• 8 servings.

OLD-FASHIONED APPLE WALNUT CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and mace; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in apples and nuts. (Batter will be very stiff.) , Spoon into a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan bake at 325° for 1 hour and 25 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool 10 minutes in pan before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

OLD FASHIONED APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, 2 cups sugar, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Make a well in the center and pour in the eggs, oil, orange juice and vanilla. Mix well. Stir in the chopped apple, nuts and coconut. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 75 to 90 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Pour glaze over cake and let stand for 1 hour before turning out.
• To make the glaze: In a saucepan, combine butter, 1 cup sugar, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda and 1/2 cup buttermilk. Bring to a rolling boil and pour over cake.

OLD-FASHIONED STACK CAKE WITH APPALACHIAN APPLE BUTTER FILLING

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 6 (9-inch) cake pans with nonstick cooking spray. Line bottoms of pans with parchment paper, and spray parchment paper with cooking spray.
• 2. In a medium bowl, beat shortening and sugar at medium speed with a mixer until creamy. Add buttermilk, molasses, egg and vanilla, beating well. In a large bowl, combine flour, ginger, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Make a well in center of flour mixture. Add shortening mixture, stirring just until combined.
• 3. On a lightly floured surface, form dough into a log; cut into six equal portions. Place one portion in each prepared pan, and use fingers to lightly pat dough to edges of pans. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks. Cake will have the consistency of a gingerbread cookie.
• 4. Cook time: Depends on how big you want your stack. This recipe makes one 9-inch cake with six stacks. Three stacks were baked simultaneously for 10 to 12 minutes The filling (recipe below) takes about an hour. Allow 24 hours for the cake to chill in the refrigerator.
• 5. Make filling: In large saucepan, combine dried fruit and all dry ingredients. Add enough liquid to cover. Bring to a low boil and cook, stirring often, for 45 minutes. Remove from heat, and let stand for 10 minutes or until cooled slightly. Transfer to the work bowl of a food processor or container of a blender; process until smooth. Use while still warm.
• 6. To put cake together, place one cake layer on a serving plate or cake stand; spread with about 3/4 cup warm fruit butter filling. Repeat procedure with remaining layers and fruit butter filling, stacking each on previous layer. Do not spread fruit butter filling on top layer. Cover and refrigerate cake for at least 24 hours. Just before serving, dust with confectioners' sugar.

APPLE KUCHEN (OLD-FASHIONED APPLE CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Lightly grease and flour a cake pan: 7"x11" (you can substitute an 8" or 9" square cake pan if needed).
• Pare and core the apples and slice them thinly (about 1/4" to 1/2" thick). Mix the cinnamon and sugar and set aside.
• For the cake batter:.
• Cream the 3/4 cup of sugar, the shortening, and egg together until fluffy. Gradually add the milk.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, and baking soda together and stir into the first mixture.
• Spread the batter in the prepared cake pan.
• Arrange the apples on top of the batter in rows, overlapping slightly. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar over the apples.
• Bake @ 375 for 35 to 40 minutes.

OLD FASHIONED SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE WITH APPLE-NUT FILLING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F; grease a 12-cup Bundt pan or a 10x4-inch tube pan.
• Prepare apple-nut filling: Cook all ingredients, except nuts, over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook until apples are tender. This will take approximately 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in nuts. Set aside.
• Combine sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs in a large mixing bowl. Beat at medium speed, 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
• Alternately add the dry ingredients and the sour cream, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Beat well between each addition on low speed.
• Spread 1/3 of the batter (about 2 cups) in the baking pan. Top with 1/3 of the filling. Repeat this pattern 2 more times, until all batter and filling have been used.
• Bake at 325°F for 1 hour, until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 20 minutes, then turnout onto a serving plate and cool completely.
• To prepare glaze: Mix all ingredients until smooth, then drizzle over cooled coffee cake.

OLD-FASHIONED APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Beat in water and extracts. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture. stir in apples, walnuts and chips. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 325° for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes; remove to a wire rack. Combine sugar and cardamom in a blender; process for 1 minute. Sprinkle 3-5 tablespoons over cooled cake. Store remaining sugar in an airtight container for another use.

OLD FASHIONED APPLE BUTTER STACK CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease or spray with oil several 8-inch cake pans, skillets, etc.
• 2. FOR CAKE: Mix first four ingredients. Stir flour together with baking powder, soda, salt, and nutmeg. Stir vanilla into milk. Add flour and milk to liquid ingredients, blending well. Turn out on floured surface and knead like a biscuit dough.
• 3. Divide dough into 7 portions. Roll out on wax paper to fit greased 8-inch cake pans. You may have to bake in batches. Bake until done and very lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Layers do not need to cool before assembling.
• 4. FILLING: Stir together apple butter and brown sugar in a medium saucepan over medium high heat. Bring just to boiling. Remove from heat and stir in the butter until it melts completely.
• 5. Place first cake layer on cake plate that has a cover. Spread hot filling between cake layers, stacking 7 high. Smooth some filling over top of stack and let drip slightly down sides. Cover and allow to set 12 hours before serving. May sprinkle with powdered sugar just before serving if desired. Or, top of stack may be decorated with little red hot cinnamon candies.
• 6. NOTE: Layers may be frozen with wax paper in between, and filled later.

OLD FASHIONED FRESH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine grated apples, sugars and vegetable oil in a large bowl. Add the eggs, vanilla and cinnamon. Gradually add the flour mixed with the baking powder and salt, mixing well to combine. Pour into a greased bundt pan and bake 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then invert onto a cooling rack.
• Combine the glaze ingredients in a small bowl and drizzle over the top of the cake before serving.

OLD-FASHIONED APPLE CAKE WITH BROWN SUGAR FROSTING FROM KAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F Grease and flour a 9" x 13" pan.
• 2) To make the cake: Mix all of the ingredients except the apples and nuts in a large bowl.
• 3) Beat until well combined; the mixture will be very stiff, and may even be crumbly.
• 4) Add the apples and nuts, and mix until the apples release some of their juice and the stiff mixture becomes a thick batter, somewhere between cookie dough and brownie batter in consistency.
• 5) Spread the batter in the prepared pan, smoothing it with your wet fingers.
• 6) Bake the cake for 45 minutes, or until a cake tester or toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, or with just a few wet crumbs clinging to it.
• 7) Remove the cake from the oven and place it on a rack to cool completely; don't remove the cake from the pan.
• 8) To make the frosting: Melt the butter in a small pan over medium heat. Stir in the brown sugar and salt and cook, stirring, until the sugar melts.
• 9) Add the milk, bring to a boil, and pour into a mixing bowl to cool for 10 minutes.
• 10) After 10 minutes, stir in the confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Beat well; if the mixture appears too thin, add more confectioners' sugar. Spread on the cake while frosting is still warm.

OLD FASHIONED SOUR CREAM CAKE W/ APPLE NUT FILLING

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325°F; grease a 12-cup Bundt pan or a 10x4-inch tube pan.
• 2. Prepare apple-nut filling: Cook all ingredients, except nuts, over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook until apples are tender. This will take approximately 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in nuts. Set aside.
• 3. Combine sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs in a large mixing bowl. Beat at medium speed, 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
• 4. Alternately add the dry ingredients and the sour cream, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Beat well between each addition on low speed.
• 5. Spread 1/3 of the batter (about 2 cups) in the baking pan. Top with 1/3 of the filling. Repeat this pattern 2 more times, until all batter and filling have been used.
• 6. Bake at 325°F for 1 hour, until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 20 minutes, then turnout onto a serving plate and cool completely.
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MY BEST OLD-FASHIONED APPLE CAKE WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Cake: Cream butter and sugar, then add egg and beat. Add rest of dry ingredients and beat til mixed. Fold in apples and pecans. Pour into greased and floured large round, deep cake pan. *Use greased and lightly floured parchment paper on the bottom for easier removal. Bake at 350º for 35-40 minutes. Cool a bit, turn out onto rack to cool completely. *Can serve warm, too. Meanwhile, make caramel sauce. Caramel sauce: Melt butter, brown sugar and salt in pan over low-med heat, stirring, for about 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and cream and stir well til not grainy. Drizzle lots of caramel sauce over cut cake slices when serving. Sprinkle more chopped pecans on top of that if desired.

OLD-FASHIONED APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Butter 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides. Sift first 5 ingredients into large bowl. Rub in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Mix in apples and brown sugar. Whisk eggs and milk together; stir into apple mixture (batter will be thick). Transfer to pan. Sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake cake until golden and springy to touch, about 35 minutes. Cool slightly on rack. Cut around cake to loosen; remove pan sides. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool. Wrap tightly; store at room temperature.) Place doily atop cake. Sprinkle powdered sugar over; remove doily.

NO FAT OLD FASHIONED APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare an 8 x 8-inch baking pan with nonstick baking spray.
• Sift together flour, sugar, baking soda and spices.
• In a mixer bowl, put egg, egg whites, vanilla, apple sauce and milk. Mix with electric mixer. Gradually add dry ingredients, blending well. Stir in apples and raisins by hand.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and sprinkle with brown sugar.
• Bake for about 50 minutes.

MY BEST OLD-FASHIONED APPLE CAKE WITH EASY CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Cake:.
• Cream butter and sugar, then add egg and beat.
• Add rest of dry ingredients and beat til mixed.
• Fold in apples and pecans. Pour into greased and floured large round, deep cake pan. *Use greased and lightly floured parchment paper
• on the bottom for easier removal.
• Bake at 350º for 35-40 minutes.
• Cool a bit, turn out onto rack to cool completely. *Can serve warm, too.
• Meanwhile, make caramel sauce.
• Caramel sauce:
• Melt butter, brown sugar and salt in pan over low-med heat,
• stirring, for about 2-3 minutes.
• Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and cream and stir well till not grainy.
• Drizzle lots of caramel sauce over cut cake slices when serving.
• Sprinkle chopped pecans on top of that if desired.
• 8 servings.

MOM'S OLD-FASHIONED APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. For cake: In a large bowl combine dry cake mix, eggs, water and nuts. Blend at low speed until completely moistened, about 1 minute. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Fold in pie filling.
• 3. Spread batter in a greased and floured 13x9x2-inch pan.
• 4. For topping: In a medium bowl combine the sugar, flour, cinnamon and softened butter with a pastry blender. (Mixture will be crumbly.) Sprinkle evenly over batter.
• 5. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes until center springs back when touched lightly.

OLD FASHIONED SOUR CREAM CAKE WITH APPLE - NUT FILLING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F; grease a 12-cup Bundt pan or a 10×4-inch tube pan.Prepare apple-nut filling: Cook all ingredients, except nuts, over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook until apples are tender. This will take approximately 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in nuts. Set aside.Combine sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs in a large mixing bowl. Beat at medium speed, 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Alternately add the dry ingredients and the sour cream, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Beat until each addition is just incorporated into the batter, don't over beat.Spread 1/3 of the batter (about 2 cups) in the baking pan. Top with 1/3 of the filling. Repeat this pattern 2 more times, until all batter and filling have been used. Bake at 325°F for 1 hour, until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 20 minutes, then turnout onto a serving plate and cool completely.For the glaze:To prepare glaze: Mix all ingredients until smooth, then drizzle over cooled coffee cake

MOM'S OLD FASHIONED APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Peel core apples. Slice 3/8" thick. Needs firm apple that holds its shape after cooking line Greenings, but arrive late in the fall. 2. Make shortcake dough using fingers to mix butter into sifted flour (I'd use the flat beater on my Kitchenaid), sugar, salt, baking powder mixture. Add beaten egg yolk and cream as needed slowly. Roll dough on floured board. Knead only slightly. Roll 1/4" thick. Use 2/3 dough for bottom of pan. Dough should come halfway up sides of pan. 3. Place apples on dough, layer evenly in rows. Sprinkle with 1/2 sugar mixture (flour and sugar) and a little cinnamon. Dot with butter. Repeat 2nd layer. Trim dough on sides of pan so apples are even with it. 4. In preheated 375 degree oven, bake approximately 1 hour 10 minutes. Cover cake with aluminum foil last 15 minutes to puff apple. (Set timer for 55 minutes; cover with foil then reset timer for 15 minutes). 5. Cut cake 5x3". Serve warm with whipped cream.

OLD FASHIONED APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour 13x9x2 inch pan.
• Put dry cake mix, water, eggs, oil, walnuts and raisins into large mixing bowl.
• Prepare cake as directed on package.
• Turn batter into pan and spread evenly.
• Bake at 350 for 35 to 40 minutes; cake is done when toothpick is inserted and comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on rack.