Apple Cake Recipes

A good apple cake recipe turns out moist, dense and down-right delicious. With German and Jewish roots, we’ve tested and selected our favorite old-fashioned apple cake recipes—and included few new spins, too.

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Apple Spice Tube Cake

This applesauce bundt cake is perfect for the autumn season. Not too sweet and not too heavy, the moist bundt...


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German Apple Cake

Bursting with pieces of juicy apple, warmly spiced with cinnamon and crowned with a sweet cloud of cream cheese frosting,...


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Gran’s Apple Cake

My grandmother occasionally brought over this wonderful cake warm from the oven. The spicy apple flavor combined with the sweet...


Apple Snack Cake

"This good-for-you dessert is packed with ingredients that remind me of fall!" writes field editor Lisa Varner from Charleston, South...


Walnut Apple Cake

I first tasted this delicious cake at a Halloween party and quickly asked for the recipe. It's not too sweet,...


Apple Pear Cake

When my sister Catherine made her apple cake for me, I knew I needed the recipe. For my version, I...


Bavarian Apple Torte

This rich, creamy torte has always been one of my favorite autumn desserts. Mom uses the freshest apples from a...


Walnut-Apple Snack Cake

Hungry for harvesttime? This tasty cake puts the season's best in the spotlight. Featuring apples, walnuts, spices and toffee bits...

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Chunky Apple Cake

After taste testing lots of apple cakes, I've found this apple cake recipe the best. Full of old-world comfort, the...


Apple Walnut Cake

There are fancy cakes that are light and fluffy, but when fall comes around you can’t get much better than...


Apple Nut Cake

"APPLES WERE plentiful in our area, so they were the staple of many of the desserts served at our table....


Cinnamon Apple Cake

After sampling this cake at a picnic, I had to find the lady who made it to ask for the...


Apple Cocoa Snack Cake

The apple provides natural sweetening and helps make this cake moist and delicious. I'm a former home economics teacher who...


Apple Walnut Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Apples are plentiful this time of year, and this cake is one of my favorite recipes using this delicious and...


German Apple Cake

With the long, cold winters we have here, this German apple cake recipe has warmed many a kitchen. The cake...


Caramel Apple Cake

When fall arrives, you’ll want to bake this caramel apple cake—it’s delicious, moist and topped with rich icing....


Upside-Down Apple Gingerbread

Don't expect any leftovers when you take this moist cake to a potluck. People love it because it's a little...