Apple Cinnamon Cake

This apple cinnamon cake recipe is easy, moist and delicious. It’s the perfect dessert served with whipped cream.

Ingredients

Full recipe + amounts can be found in the recipe card below. 

• Flour. Cake flour / All purpose flour.
• Brown sugar. I used soft brown sugar but you could use demerara or muscavado too.
• Baking powder. 
• Salt. 
• Cinnamon. 
• Plain yogurt. I used thick Greek yogurt but you could use low fat as well.
• Canola oil. 
• Vanilla extract.
• Eggs. 
• Apples. A sweet and tart variety like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp work well here.

How to make apple cinnamon cake

1. Cook the apple: Peel the apples then chop. Heat a splash of oil in a large frying pan then added the apples. Cook for a few minutes, stirring regularly, until the apples start to brown lightly and are cooked. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
2. Make the batter: In a large bowl, whisk together all the dry ingredients. In a separate bowl or mixing jug, whisk the yogurt, oil, eggs and vanilla together. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and fold together until just combined. Add the apples and fold in.
3. Bake the cake: Transfer the batter to a lined springform pan. Place in a preheated oven and allow to bake for 45-60 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.
4. Serve: Slice the cake and serve with dusted with icing sugar with whipped cream.

Can I make this cake ahead?

This cake can be made a day in advance and kept covered at room temperature. The cake will last for up to 4 days if kept covered in the fridge. Allow to come back to room temperature before serving.

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Easy apple cinnamon cake

This apple cinnamon cake recipe is easy, moist and delicious. It's the perfect dessert for Fall served with whipped cream.

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Course: Cake, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Apple cake, apple cake recipe, Apple cinnamon cake

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Servings: 10

Calories: 399kcal

Author: Alida Ryder

Ingredients

• 6 apples peeled and chopped
• 1½ cups soft brown sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• ½ cup canola oil
• 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

• Heat a splash of oil in a large frying pan then added the apples.
• Cook for a few minutes, stirring regularly, until the apples start to brown lightly and are cooked. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
• Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a 23cm/9inch springform cake pan with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk together all the dry ingredients.
• In a separate bowl or mixing jug, whisk the yogurt, oil, eggs and vanilla together.
• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and fold together until just combined. Add the apples and fold in.
• Transfer the batter to a lined springform pan. Place in a preheated oven and allow to bake for 45-60 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.
• Slice the cake and serve with dusted with icing sugar with whipped cream.

Nutrition

Calories: 399kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 264mg | Potassium: 327mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 44g | Vitamin A: 106IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 111mg | Iron: 1mg