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Easy Apple Cake with Brown Sugar Icing

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If you’re like me, a person who loves baking and autumn smells, then this cake is for you. Easy Apple Cake with Brown Sugar Icing. A cake with whole apple chunks, cinnamon and nutmeg and no mixer needed. And on the top? There is the best part. A velvety brown sugar glaze.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RECIPE

This easy apple cake with brown sugar frosting is truly the easiest thing you’ll bake this fall. It’s the kind of cake you’ll make at the last minute, you won’t worry at all about whether it will turn out and you won’t need a mixer. If it still worries you and makes you anxious, then you can skip the brown sugar icing.

THE CAKE

As I told you, the cake is very easy. You will need two bowls, an egg beater and of course the form in which you will bake the cake. I used a 10 cup (2.4 lt) mold, but a larger one will be fine too.

HOW TO MEASURE THE CAPACITY OF YOUR FORM

It happens many times that you look at a cake mold that you already have and its capacity is not indicated anywhere. At least it has happened to me several times. If you identify there is an easy way to find the capacity of your form. Fill a 500 ml container and then empty it into the cake tin. Repeat until the form is filled to the top. Did you count how many liters it holds? If yes then you have your answer.

easy apple cake

THE ICING

This mouthwatering cake is dressed in a velvety brown sugar frosting. The taste is special and enchanting. The process for its preparation is relatively simple. It takes a little care and patience in boiling it. It may take a little more time for it to set. If you want to keep the cake calorically at a lower level then you can avoid it.

WHICH APPLE VARIETY TO USE

For this apple cake with brown sugar icing, you can use any variety of apple you like. As many times as I’ve made it, I’ve used Gala apples. Gala is an apple variety with a sweet, mild flavor, a crisp but not hard texture, and a striped or mottled orange or reddish appearance.

THE INGREDIENTS OF THE RECIPE

So if you want to try this super easy apple cake with brown sugar icing, all you have to do is get the following:

  • self raising flour of
  • cinnamon and nutmeg
  • eggs
  • sunflower oil
  • strained yogurt
  • granulated sugar
  • apples

In case you can’t resist this velvety brown sugar frosting then you should add the following ingredients to your list:

  • butter
  • brown sugar
  • heavy cream
easy apple cake
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Easy Apple Cake with Brown Sugar Icing

A cake with whole apple pieces, no mixer needed, and cinnamon and nutmeg. And all this is embraced by a velvety brown sugar glaze.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 5 minutes
Total Time1 hour 25 minutes
Course: Baking
Keyword: apples, cake
Servings: 12 people

Equipment

  • 10 cups Bundt Cake

Ingredients

  • 380 self rising flour (3 cups)
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ⅔ tsp ground nutmeg
  • 3 eggs, large, room temperature
  • 300 ml sunflower oil (1 ¼ cups)
  • 120 gr strained Greek yogurt (½ cups)
  • 300 gr granulated sugar (1 ¼ cups)
  • 300 gr apples, peeled, cored, and chopped (2 ½ cups)

For the icing

  • 60 gr butter (¼ cup)
  • 200 gr brown sugar (1 cup)
  • 150 ml heavy cream (¾ cups)

Instructions

  • In a bowl, mix the farinap flour, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.
    380 self rising flour, 2 tsp ground cinnamon, ⅔ tsp ground nutmeg
  • In a large bowl, beat the eggs with an egg beater and then add the sunflower oil, yogurt and sugar. Mix well until the ingredients are homogeneous.
    3 eggs, large, room temperature, 300 ml sunflower oil, 120 gr strained Greek yogurt, 300 gr granulated sugar
  • Add the liquid ingredients to the solids and mix well until the ingredients are homogenized.
  • Add the apples to the bowl and mix gently with a spoon.
    300 gr apples, peeled, cored, and chopped
  • Pour the mixture into a greased Bundt Cake pan and bake for 50-60 minutes,  170°C. To check for doneness, pierce the cake with a knife until the knife comes out clean.

For the icing

  • In a small saucepan, over medium heat, add the butter together with the sugar and the cream. Bring to a boil while stirring until the sugar dissolves.
    60 gr butter, 200 gr brown sugar, 150 ml heavy cream
  • After the sugar has melted, boil for about 1-2 minutes. Lower the heat and simmer for 1-2 minutes.
  • Let the icing cool and then pour over the cake. If the icing becomes too thick, heat it in a microwave oven or using a bain marie.
easy apple cake

So this was my recipe for the easiest apple cake with brown sugar frosting. A cake with whole apple chunks, no mixer needed, and awesome smell of cinnamon and nutmeg. And all this is covered by a velvety brown sugar glaze. 

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