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Autumn Apple Cake

Autumn Apple Cake

This tender apple cake is like the first taste of fall!
Serve for breakfast, coffee break, or dessert with vanilla ice cream and a drizzle caramel sauce.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Cooling Time 10 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 356 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter at room temperature
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 4 apples, peeled and chopped see notes
  • ½ cup walnuts
  • 1 tbsp orange juice
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven oven to 375°
  • Prepare a 9 inch cake pan
  • Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl and set aside.
  • In an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, add the butter, sugar, and cream until light and fluffy.
  • Add the eggs one at at a time, mixing well after each egg.
  • Fold in the flour mixture
  • Add the apples, walnuts and mix
  • Mix in the orange juice and the cinnamon
  • Pour into the cake pan
  • Bake for 45-60 minute, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Let cool 10 minutes

Notes

I like to use a mixture of apples: tart, sweet, firm, crisp, and tender varieties. I do this with pies and apple sauce too.  This way, you can create your own signature flavor and texture.
For this cake, I pulse the apples in a food processor to create a mix of apple chunks, some small and some big.  The small chunks make the cake tender and moist. The big chunks make for big surprise bites of flavor!

Nutrition

Calories: 356kcalCarbohydrates: 61gProtein: 8gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 428mgPotassium: 230mgFiber: 6gSugar: 35gVitamin A: 147IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 112mgIron: 3mg
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