Apple Spice Snack Cake Recipes

APPLE SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 10 inch tube pan. Cover raisins with warm water, let soak for 10 minutes and then drain. Whisk together flour, spices, and salt. Set aside.
• Cream together butter or margarine and sugar. Mix in eggs and vanilla. Stir together soda and 1 tablespoon warm water, and mix into the sugar mixture. Stir in flour mixture, apples, and strained raisins until well blended. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake for approximately 1 hour, or until a tester comes out clean. Cool in pan. Once cool, shake pan to loosen cake. Turn onto plate, and dust with confectioners' sugar.

APPLE SPICE SNACK CAKE

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour into a greased 13x9x2 pan.
• Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool on a wire rack.

APPLE SPICE SNACK CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. , Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

FRESH APPLE SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9-by-13-by-2-inch baking pan.
• Place the pecans on a sheet pan and toast them for 5 to 10 minutes, until lightly toasted. Set aside. Combine the rum and raisins in a small bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and microwave for 60 seconds. Set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vegetable oil, vanilla, and orange zest on medium speed for 3 minutes. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves into a medium bowl. With the mixer on low, slowly add the flour mixture to the wet mixture, just until combined. Drain the raisins, discarding the liquid. With a rubber spatula, fold the raisins, pecans, and apples into the batter. Spread into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Set aside to cool, cut into squares, and serve warm or at room temperature with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of warm caramel sauce.

CHUNKY APPLE SNACK CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Coat a 13x9-in. baking pan with cooking spray. In a large bowl, beat eggs, brown sugar, melted butter, sugar and vanilla until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into egg mixture. Stir in apples and pecans., Transfer to prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack.

NO BAKE APPLE SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix the pudding mix, milk, whipped topping, and a pinch of nutmeg.
• Layer the bottom of a 9x13 inch pan with 1 package cinnamon graham crackers. Top with 1/2 the pudding mixture. Layer with another package graham crackers. Spread the apple pie filling over the crackers. Top with another package graham crackers. Layer with remaining pudding mixture, and top all with remaining package of graham crackers.
• In the microwave, heat the vanilla frosting for about 10 seconds on High, until easily spread. Mix in cinnamon. Spread over the top layer of graham crackers in the pan. Cover, and refrigerate at least 12 hours.

APPLESAUCE SNACK CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In ungreased 8-inch square pan, mix flour, 1 cup brown sugar, the allspice and baking soda with fork. Stir in all remaining cake ingredients until blended.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• In 1 1/2-quart saucepan, heat all sauce ingredients to rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly; reduce heat slightly. Boil 3 minutes, stirring frequently. (Watch carefully; mixture burns easily.) Store sauce in refrigerator.

APPLESAUCE SNACK CAKE

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position; heat oven to 325°F
• Cut 16" length parchment paper or aluminum foil and fold lengthwise to 7" width; spray 8" square baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and fit parchment into dish, pushing it into corners and up sides, allow excess to overhang edges of dish.
• Bring apples and cider to simmer in small saucepan over medium heat; cook until liquid evaporates and mixture appears dry, about 15 minutes, cool to room temperature.
• Whisk flour and baking soda in medium bowl to combine; set aside.
• In second medium bowl, whisk sugar and spices; measure 2 TBSP of sugar-spice mixture into small bowl and set aside for topping.
• In food processor, process cooled dried-apple mixture and applesauce until smooth, about 20-30 seconds, scraping sides of bowl as needed; set aside.
• Whisk egg and salt in large bowl to combine.
• Add sugar-spice mixture and whisk continuously until well combined and light coloured, about 20 seconds.
• Add butter in 3 additions, whisking thoroughly after each.
• Add applesauce mixture and vanilla, whisk to combine.
• Add flour mixture to wet ingredients; using rubber spatula, fold gently until just combined and evenly moistened.
• Turn batter into prepared pan, smoothing out top with rubber spatula.
• Sprinkle reserved 2 TBSP sugar-spice mixture evenly over top of batter.
• Bake until wooden skewer inserted in center of cake comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes.
• Cool on wire rack to room temperature, about 2 hours.
• Run knife along cake edges without parchment to release; remove cake from pan by lifting parchment overhang and transfer to cutting board.
• Cut cake and serve.
• Variations:
• Ginger-Cardamom Applesauce Snack Cake.
• Follow recipe for Applesauce Snack Cake omitting cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves; whisk 1/2 tsp ground ginger and 1/4 tsp ground cardamom into sugar in Step 3; measure 2 TBSP sugar-spice mixture into a small bowl, add 1 TBSP finely chopped cyrstallized ginger and set aside for topping in Step 5.
• Applesauce Snack Cake with Oat-Nut Streusel.
• Follow recipe for Applesauce Snack Cake through Step 2; in Step 3, measure 2 TBSP brown sugar, 1/3 c chopped pecans or walnuts, and 1/3 c old-fashioned or quick cook oats; work in 2 TBSP softened unsalted butter by rubbing mixture between fingers until fully incorporated; pinch mixture into hazelnut-sized clumps and sprinkle evenly over batter before baking.

SPICED SNACKING CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Brush a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with oil. Line with parchment, leaving a 2-inch overhang on two sides; brush parchment. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and cardamom.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together egg and yolk, sour cream, oil, vanilla, and 3 tablespoons milk until combined. Add egg mixture to flour mixture; stir until smooth (batter will be thick). Transfer to prepared pan, smoothing top with an offset spatula.
• Bake until lightly golden and top of cake springs back when lightly pressed, 35 to 40 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack; let cool 30 minutes. Using overhangs, transfer cake from pan to rack; let cool completely.
• In a small bowl, whisk together confectioners' sugar, remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons milk, vanilla seeds, 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon zest (or up to 1 tablespoon, for a zesty bite), and 1 tablespoon lemon juice until smooth and pourable. (If glaze is too thick, add up to remaining 2 tablespoons lemon juice.)
• Pour over top of cake, spreading to edges with offset spatula. Allow to set before slicing, about 30 minutes. Cake can be refrigerated, wrapped in plastic, up to 3 days; return to room temperature before serving.