Apple Cinnamon Cake

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This buttery apple cinnamon cake comes together in minutes but tastes like you spent all day making it! Layering the apples with cinnamon and brown sugar keeps it moist and makes this cake the perfect fall treat.

Submitted by Jinglebells
Updated on June 24, 2024
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Prep Time:
20 mins
Cook Time:
30 mins
Total Time:
50 mins
Servings:
12
Yield:
1 (9x5-inch) loaf cake
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Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 12 servings

  • ⅓ cup brown sugar

  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

  • ⅔ cup white sugar

  • ½ cup butter, softened

  • 2 large eggs

  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

  • 1 ¾ teaspoons baking powder

  • ½ cup milk

  • 1 apple, peeled and chopped

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan.

  2. Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl.

    Overhead of brown sugar and cinnamon mixed in a bowl.

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  3. Beat white sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.

    Overhead of sugar. and butter mixture in a standing mixer.

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  4. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until incorporated; add vanilla extract.

    butter and sugar creamed together with eggs added in a mixing bowl.

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  5. Combine flour and baking powder together in a bowl; stir into creamed butter mixture. Mix milk into batter until smooth.

    Overhead of a creamy flour mixture in a standing mixer.

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  6. Pour half the batter into the prepared loaf pan.

    White batter poured into a baking dish.

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  7. Add half the apples and half the brown sugar mixture to the batter. Lightly pat apple mixture into batter.

    Chopped apples sprinkled over batter in a baking dish.

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  8. Pour remaining batter over apple layer; top with remaining apples and brown sugar mixture. Lightly pat apples into batter; swirl brown sugar mixture through apples using a finger or spoon.

    Overhead of chopped apples and brown sugar mixture sprinkled over batter in a baking dish.

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  9. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes.

  10. Enjoy!

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Cook’s Note

Try serving this cake slightly warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream - it's delicious!

1,306 home cooks made it!

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

208 Calories
9g Fat
30g Carbs
3g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 12
Calories 208
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 9g 11%
Saturated Fat 5g 27%
Cholesterol 52mg 17%
Sodium 143mg 6%
Total Carbohydrate 30g 11%
Dietary Fiber 1g 3%
Total Sugars 17g
Protein 3g 6%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 67mg 5%
Iron 1mg 6%
Potassium 65mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.