Apple and almond cake

Name: Apple and almond cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 cup apple sauce (https://myselfsufficientfoodjourney.com/applesauce-compote/); 3 eggs (free ranged); 1 cup sugar; 1 tsp vanilla (paste or extract); 50 grams butter; 100 ml milk; 1 cup flour; 2 tsp baking powder; 0.5 cup almond meal; salt (a pinch); 2 tsp cinnamon (ground)

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This apple and almond cake is super moist and delicious. Packed with apples and flavored with cinnamon and almonds.

I love this almond apple cake, it's a family favorite and a beloved autumn treat. A terrific recipe to make during apple season when wild and backyard trees are heavy with fruit.

Cooked apple and almond cake dusted with cinnamon and icing sugar on a white round plate on a marbled bench top. A wedge portion has been cut from the cake and the wedge has been pulled away from the rest of the cake slightly. A White, blue and yellow napkin with cake serving cutlery on top next to it and a red ramekin with custard in it above the serving cutlery and next to the cake.

It isn't an overly sweet cake, and can be served with vanilla custard or vanilla ice cream on the side.

Growing up in Sweden, apple cake is a dessert that everybody loves, and make often when fall comes around. Most families has their own special recipe and this is my family recipe.

I recommend using a home made apple sauce for this recipe as it is the hero ingredient for this cake and far more superior than store bought. Try this easy to make Applesauce compote on this site. It works great for this recipe.

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Ingredients for Apple and almond cake
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Ingredients for Apple and almond cake

Apple almond cake

eggs - free ranged
sugar
vanilla - extract or paste
butter
milk
flour
baking powder
almond meal
salt
cinnamon - ground
apple sauce - Try my easy homemade apple sauce recipe

Garnish

icing sugar
cinnamon

Cake tin

butter - softened
sliced almonds

See recipe card for quantities.

How to make this Apple and almond cake recipe

Round cake tin with a thin layer of sliced almonds.

Step 1: Turn the oven on to 175 degree Celsius. Grease a cake tin and sprinkle a thin layer of sliced almonds in the tin.

Three cracked eggs, sugar and vanilla paste in a kitchen mixer white bowl and a whisk ready to be mixed.

Step 2: Add the eggs, sugar and vanilla paste to a kitchen mixer bowl.

Eggs, sugar and vanilla has been mixed white and fluffy in a white kitchen mixer bowl. A whisk with some egg mixture drizzling down into the bowl.

Step 3: Whisk the egg, sugar and vanilla on high speed until white and fluffy.

Melted butter in a white ramekin on a marbled bench top. A hand pouring milk into the butter from another white ramekin.

Step 4: Melt the butter and add the milk

Melted butter and milk mixture being added from a white ramekin to the egg and sugar mixture in a white kitchen mixer bowl with a whisk above it.

Step 5: Pour butter and milk into the egg mixture while whisking .

Flour mixture being gently folded into the cake batter in a white bowl with a wooden spoon.

Step 6: Mix together flour, almond meal, baking powder and salt and carefully fold it in.

Apple and cinnamon being added to the cake batter in a white bowl.

Step 7: Fold in the apple sauce and cinnamon.

Pouring apple and almond cake batter into the prepared cake tin on a marbled bench top

Step 8: Pour the cake batter into the prepared cake tin.

Cooked apple and almond cake in a round cake tin on a black oven tray

Step 9: Bake in the oven 25-30 minutes. Test with a toothpick or wooden skewer to see if it's ready. It should not be sticky but have a few moist crumbs on the stick or skewer, rather then be perfectly clean.

Cooked apple and almond cake cooling down on a wired wrack on a marbled bench top.

Step 10: Let cool slightly (10-15 minutes) before removing the cake from the tin and on to a wired wrack or plate using a palate knife or spatula.

Cooked apple and almond cake dusted with cinnamon and icing sugar on a wired wrack on a marbled bench top.

Step 11: Mix icing sugar and cinnamon together. Dust the cake with cinnamon sugar before serving.

Step 12: Serve this apple almond cake plain or with vanilla custard or vanilla ice cream on the side.

Hint: Cover the cake with tin foil while baking if the top of the cake browns too much.

Variations

If you’d like to add some more texture to this cake recipe, consider adding to the batter up to one cup of:

chopped almonds or
dried fruits, like raisins or cranberries

Equipment

Kitchen mixer
kitchen scale
measuring spoons
mixing bowl
spatula or palate knife
wired wrack

Storage

This apple almond cake will keep well covered in the refrigerator. Good for 3-4 days. The cake freezes well for 2-3 months. Wrap it well in cling wrap before freezing it.

Thaw overnight in the refrigerator, then dust it with cinnamon sugar the same day that you want to serve it.

Top Tip

Avoid over baking the cake - This will result in a dry cake. Keep an eye on the cake and test if it's ready with a toothpick or wooden skewer and take it out when a few moist crumbs remain, not when it is perfectly clean. Every oven is different and baking time can vary a fair bit.

Don't over-mix the batter - Once you add the dry ingredients to the batter, it is important not to over mix. If the cake batter is mixed more then necessary, the cake can come out tough and dry. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.

Make ahead - Make this cake a day ahead to allow the flavors to develop.

FAQ

Why is my cake dry?

Avoid over baking: The oven time can vary from oven to oven. If the cake stays in the oven for to long it can dry out. Test if it's ready with a toothpick or wooden skewer and take it out when a few moist crumbs remain, not when it is perfectly clean.
Don't over mix the batter: If the cake batter is mixed more then necessary it can come out tough and dry. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
Cool the cooked cake down quickly: Cooling the cake down quickly results in a moist cake. You can put it directly in the fridge once it's out of the oven for a faster cool down.

Can I make this cake ahead of time?

Yes, this cake is even better the next day and keeps well for 3-4 days.

Can I use frozen apple sauce?

Yes, frozen apple sauce works well for this recipe. Thaw it completely before adding it to the cake mix.

Can I use shop bought apple sauce for this recipe?

Yes, you can. However homemade is more superior and super easy to make. You can find my recipe for applesauce here

Looking for other baking recipes? Try these:

banana cake with chocolate icing

Fluffy Focaccia Bread

Cheese and onion rolls

The flavor of apples is so good cooked in a cake. This is my favorite apple cake recipe. What makes it so special is the combination of apples, almonds and cinnamon. It's an easy and moist cake. The perfect autumn treat!

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