Chunky Apple Spice 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.

CHUNKY APPLE SPICE CAKE WITH VANILLA BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350°F.
• Grease a 9-inch baking pan.
• For cake: Beat butter and brown sugar for 5 minutes in a mixing bowl, until light and fluffy; beat in eggs and vanilla just until blended; set aside.
• Sift together, flour, pumpkin pie spice, allspice and salt. Gradually add to creamed mixture, beating until blended; stir in apples, nuts and raisins (if using).
• Pour the batter/mixture into prepared baking pan.
• Bake 35-40 minutes, or until the cake tests done. Cool on wire rack.
• For butter sauce: Combine butter and whipping cream with brown sugar; bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes, or until slightly thickened. Remove from heat, stir in 2 tbsp vanilla, mix until blended.
• Note: The sauce recipe may be doubled for a larger amount. Serve cake warm with vanilla butter sauce--delicious!
• Do ahead note: The cake can be prepared a day ahead, and the following day, warmed up in the oven on low temperature, then served with warm sauce. Also the sauce can be prepared ahead, and then warmed if desired.

CHUNKY APPLE SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Beat butter and brown sugar for 5 minutes in a mixing bowl.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla until blended. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl mix flour, pumpkin pie spice, allspice and salt.
• Gradually add to sugar mixture; beating until well blended.
• Stir in apples, nuts and raisins (if desired).
• Pour into a greased 9 inch baking pan,.
• Bake 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Serve warm with Vanilla Butter Sauce.
• VANILLA BUTTER SAUCE:.
• Combine butter and whipping cream with brown sugar.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat.
• Reduce heat; simmer for 10 minutes or until slightly thickened.
• Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
• Serve warm over cake.

CHUNKY APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter, sugar and vanilla. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well (batter will be stiff). Stir in apples until well combined., Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until top is lightly browned and springs back when lightly touched. Cool for 30 minutes before serving., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine brown sugar and butter. Cook over medium heat until butter is melted. Gradually add cream. Bring to a slow boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat. Serve with cake.

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.

APPLE SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 12-cup Bundt pan with cooking spray; set aside.
• Working over a large sheet of parchment paper, sift together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt; gather sifted ingredients into center of sheet; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine vegetable oil, sugar, and eggs; mix on high speed until lemon yellow.
• Fold reserved parchment in half lengthwise; with mixer on medium speed, gradually shake in dry ingredients until just incorporated.
• Add apples and, if desired, nuts, to batter; mix to combine. Add vanilla, mixing until incorporated.
• Pour batter into prepared pan, and bake until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 75 to 90 minutes.
• Remove from oven, and cool slightly on a wire rack.
• Invert cake onto rack; turn cake right-side up to cool completely on rack, and serve drizzled with 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.

SWEET AND CHUNKY APPLE BUTTER

Steps:

• 1. Cut McIntosh apples into 1-inch (2.5 cm) pieces. Cut Granny Smith apples into smaller dice.
• 2. Combine apples and cider in a very large stainless steel or enamel saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat and boil gently for 20 minutes or until mixture is reduced by half.
• 3. Stir in sugar and lemon juice. Return to a boil, reduce heat, and boil gently for about 25 minutes or until mixture is very thick. There should still be some tender apple chunks remaining. Remove from heat.
• 4. Ladle into sterilized jars and process as directed for Shorter Time Processing Procedure .
• Variation: Spiced Apple Butter
• Add 2 tsp (10 mL) ground cinnamon and 1/2 tsp (2 mL) each ground cloves and allspice with the sugar.

CHUNKY APPLE CAKE WITH BROWNED BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with baking spray with flour.
• In large bowl, beat 1 cup butter and the granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until blended. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Stir in apples and walnuts. Spoon into pan.
• Bake 50 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
• In 2-quart saucepan, heat 1/2 cup butter over medium heat, stirring constantly, until golden brown. Gradually beat in powdered sugar with spoon. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla and enough milk until frosting is smooth and desired spreading consistency. Generously spread frosting over top and partially down side of cake. To serve, cut cake with serrated knife.

OLD FASHIONED APPLESAUCE SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 13x9-inch pan.
• Combine cake mix, eggs, applesauce and oil in large bowl. Beat at medium speed with electric mixer for 2 minutes. Stir in nuts. Pour into bake pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Invert onto cooling rack. Turn right-side up. Cool completely.
• For frosting, combine frosting and cinnamon; stir until blended. Spread over cooled cake.