Moist Apple Cake with Brown Sugar Frosting

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Apple Cake

Apple season is upon us and we have so many varieties of apples here in Washington – I love trying out all the different varieties. Did you know that Washington Apple Growers produce 6 out of every 10 apples consumed here in the US. That’s a lot of apples being grown over the mountains.

With so many apples being grown here in the Northwest, we can find some great prices on apples in the late summer/early fall, so I love to try new ways to use apples in recipe since they really are so frugal. My family loves a good dessert and so this apple cake is always a hit in our house!

You can make it with or without the frosting – it’s so moist, you can skip the frosting if you don’t want the extra sweetness. It’s a great dessert for a party as it feeds a crowd too!

Apple Cake:

Ingredients:

Ingredients for Cake:

3 big, tart apples (do not peel), diced

2 cups sugar

1/2 cup oil

2 eggs (well-beaten)

2 tsp vanilla

2 cups flour

2 tsp baking soda

2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp salt

Ingredients for Frosting: 

1 cup milk

5  tbsp flour

1 cup butter

1 cup brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup sliced almonds (optional)

Directions:

For Cake:

Mix together the milk & flour. Cook on your stovetop until it is a thick, paste-like mixture, stirring constantly. Take off the stovetop & cool.

Cream together 1 cup butter, 1 cup brown sugar & 1 tsp of vanilla.

Add this mixture to the paste-like mixture & beat well in the mixer.

Frost the apple cake with frosting.

Printable Recipe for Apple Cake:

Here’s a printable version of the Apple Cake  recipe for you to print off to put in your recipe binder or notebook.

Apple Cake

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Ingredients

Ingredients for Cake:

3 big, tart apples (do not peel), diced

2 cup sugar

1/2 cup oil

2 eggs (well-beaten)

2 tsp vanilla

2 cups flour

2 tsp baking soda

2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp salt

Ingredients for Frosting: 

1 cup milk

5 rounded tbsp flour

1 cup butter

1 cup brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup sliced almonds (optional)

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Instructions

For Cake:

Mix the apples and sugar together well.

Mix together the oil, eggs & 2 tsp of vanilla. Add to the apple/sugar mix.

Mix together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, & salt. Add this to the mixture

Bake in a greased 9×13 pan at 350 for 1 hour.

For Frosting:

Mix together the milk & flour. Cook on stovetop until it is a thick, paste like mixture, stirring constantly. Take off the stovetop & cool.

Cream together 1 cup butter, 1 cup brown sugar & 1 tsp of vanilla.

Add this mixture to the paste-like mixture & beat well in the mixer.

Frost the apple cake with frosting.

Sprinkle with sliced almonds if you’d like (optional)

More Recipes to Try:

Apple Butter Recipe  – another great way to use apples

Toffee Apple Dip – a delicious dip paired with apples

Creamy Peanut Butter Dip – this is a great dip to pair with apples