Apple Cinnamon Everyday Cake

The year has flown by and the Cake Slice Bakers' group is finishing up the year-long journey through The Cake Book: Beautiful Sweet Treats for Every Occasion  by Rebecca Firth.  My last selection is the Apple Cinnamon Everyday Cake.

This has been an interesting book.  There are lot's of different and interesting and tasty cakes, like Thick Mint Cookie Cake that decandently tastes like those thin mint cookies I love.

And I can't forget the amazing and ingenious Strawberry Cinnamon Roll Cake with that thick, delicious cream cheese glaze.

This Apple Cinnamon Everyday Cake is a good ending to this year's cake baking.  It has a fluffy coffee cake-like texture and is topped with baked apples, cinnamon and crunchy sugar.

It's easy to throw together the simple ingredients in a big bowl, give it a stir and pour it into the pan.

The most difficult part, which really isn't very hard - just time consuming, is slicing the apples thinly enough to layer on top of the cake.  You'll want to make them quite thin or they'll just sink into the cake while baking.

I used Granny Smith apples and am glad I did.  They're a great texture and add just a bit of tartness and brightness to the topping. Use what you have, though.

We are enjoying this little apple cinnamon cake and it is indeed easy enough to throw together to be an everyday treat.

It's best served room temperature and in my opinion is even better the second day.  You can freeze it if you need to and have it later - just thaw to room temperature before serving.

Stay tuned to see what 2025's cake cookbook will be.  I'm looking forward to continue baking a cake a month and learning something new.

Be sure and visit the other Cake Slice Bakers'cake choices (listed below the recipe)!

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Apple Cinnamon Everyday Cake

Yield: 8 servings

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 42 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 2 minutes

Fluffy, delicious coffee cake-like cake topped with cinnamony fresh apples and sprinkled with crunchy sugar.

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Ingredients

• 1 cup granulated sugar (200g)
• 3 large eggs, room temperature
• ⅔ cup canola oil (149g)
• 1 teaspoon almond extract (4g)
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder (8g)
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon sea salt (6g)
• 1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour (225g)
• 2 medium apples, peeled, cored and cut into thin slices (about 388g)
• ¼ cup sliced almonds (28g)
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice (14g)
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar (36g)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°. Spray a 9-inch round cake pan and line with parchment paper. Grease the top of the parchment paper also.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar and eggs until thick and creamy, about 2 minutes. Add in the oil, almond extract, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and whisk for about 1 minute more to blend.
3. Add in the flour and stir until just combined.
4. Pour the batter into the cake pan. Starting on the outside of the pan, lay the apple slices closely together, slightly overlapping. Chop some of the slices up to finish up the middle part.
5. Sprinkle the almond slices over the top and drizzle with the lemon juice.
6. Combine the cinnamon and sugar together, then sprinkle it evenly over the top.
7. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes until it's puffed and golden brown. A toothpick should come out fairly, but not completely, clean. Let cool on a rack for about 20 minutes before turning out onto the rack to complete cooling.

Notes

The only change I made to Rebecca's recipe is to use canola oil instead of the original olive oil she called for. I like the flavor better.

Use all of the apple on top even though it seems like a lot. It will cook down nicely for a wonderful topping.

You can use any different fruit you'd like - blueberries, pears, plums, peaches. All would be great!

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 444Total Fat: 22gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 19gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 462mgCarbohydrates: 57gFiber: 2gSugar: 35gProtein: 6g

Nutrition Values are Approximate

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