Great Apple Brunch Cake Recipes

APPLE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray; dust with 1 tablespoon flour.
• Beat 1/4 cup butter and 3/4 cup brown sugar together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color. Beat egg into butter mixture. Add sour cream, vanilla yogurt, and vanilla extract to the mixture; beat to integrate.
• Stir 1 cup flour, 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl; add to the butter mixture and beat to combine into a batter. Fold apples into the batter. Pour batter into prepared baking dish.
• Mix 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup flour, 2 tablespoons butter, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon together in a bowl using a fork to achieve a crumbly consistency; sprinkle over the top of the batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

GREAT APPLE BRUNCH CAKE

Steps:

• Combine sugar and oil.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla.
• Fold in flour, baking soda and salt.
• Add apples, nuts and raisins.
• Pour into greased 9x13 pan.
• Bake at 325 for 1 and 1/2 hours.
• Toothpick in center comes out clean.
• Cool 20 minutes.
• Remove from pan; when slightly cooled, glaze.
• Combine all [glaze ingredients] and spread over warm apple cake.

BREAKFAST APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the egg whites, sugar, sour cream, applesauce and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; gradually add to sour cream mixture, beating just until combined., In a large bowl, combine the filling ingredients. Spoon half of the batter into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Top with half of the filling. Repeat layers. , Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; invert pan and remove cake to a wire rack to cool completely. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over cake.

WINTER SQUASH-APPLE BRUNCH CAKE (BH&G)

Steps:

• Grease a 10-inch springform pan or 13x9x2-inch baking pan; set aside.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, the first 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and nutmeg; set aside.
• In a large mixer bowl beat butter for 30 seconds or till softened. Add sugar and vanilla; beat till combined. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Stir together mashed, cooked squash and buttermilk. Add squash mixture and dry ingredients alternately to the egg mixture; mix well.
• Peel, core and chop enough of the apple to make 1 1/2 cups. Stir chopped apple, walnuts and 1/2 cup of the raisins into the batter. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan.
• Peel, core and thinly slice enough of the remaining apple to equal 1 cup.
• Combine 1/4 cup sugar and remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; toss with sliced apples. Arrange sliced apples on top of batter. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup raisins.
• Bake in 325* oven for 1 to 1 1/4 hours for springform pan, 55 to 60 minutes for 13x9x2-inch pan or till cake tests done with a toothpick. Cool on rack for 10 minutes. If using springform pan, loosen sides of pan; cool on rack.
• Serve slightly warm or cool. Drizzle with Powdered Sugar Icing or sprinkle with powdered sugar. Makes 12-14 servings.
• Powdered Sugar Icing: Stir together 1 cup sifted powdered sugar and enough buttermilk to make drizzle consistency (add 1 tablespoon at a time till desired consistency).

APPLE CRUNCH CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart casserole dish lightly with cooking spray.
• Sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt into a large bowl. Whisk in sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract. Fold in apples and walnuts. Spread batter in the prepared casserole dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes.