Ohhh yes 🍎🍰 — Apple Pie Cake is the best of both worlds: warm spiced apples like apple pie, but baked into a soft, buttery cake. Cozy and perfect with coffee.
Here’s a simple, crowd-pleasing version:
🍎 Apple Pie Cake
🧂 Ingredients
🍏 Apple Layer
- 3 cups apples, peeled & sliced (about 3–4 apples)
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp lemon juice
🍰 Cake Batter
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ½ cup milk
👩🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Prep
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
Grease an 8×8 or 9-inch round pan.
2️⃣ Prepare Apples
Toss sliced apples with brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and lemon juice. Set aside.
3️⃣ Make Cake Batter
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time.
- Mix in vanilla.
- Combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Alternate adding dry ingredients and milk to the butter mixture.
4️⃣ Assemble
- Spread half the batter into the pan.
- Layer apples evenly on top.
- Spoon remaining batter over apples (it’s okay if some apples peek through).
5️⃣ Bake
Bake 40–50 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
Let cool slightly before serving.
🔥 Optional Toppings
- Dust with powdered sugar
- Drizzle caramel sauce
- Add streusel topping before baking
- Serve warm with vanilla ice cream
💡 Pro Tip
Use tart apples like Granny Smith for that true apple-pie flavor balance.
If you want, I can give you:
• A dump-cake version (super easy)
• A boxed cake mix shortcut
• A cinnamon roll apple cake twist
• Or a gluten-free version 🍎✨