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best apple cake ever

(3 ratings)
Recipe by
linda hennessey
chesterfield, MO

A big hit with everyone who tastes it!

(3 ratings)
yield 12 serving(s)
prep time 30 Min
cook time 1 Hr 20 Min

Ingredients For best apple cake ever

  • 3/4 c
    pecans, chopped
  • 3 c
    flour, all-purpose
  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 2 tsp
    ground cinnamon
  • 4 lg
    baking apples, peeled, cored, sliced
  • 1 Tbsp
    baking powder
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 4 lg
    eggs
  • 1/2 c
    vegetable oil
  • 1 stick
    butter, unsalted, melted (1/2 c.)
  • 1/4 c
    orange juice
  • 2 tsp
    vanilla extract

How To Make best apple cake ever

  • 1
    Heat oven 350. Spray 10" removable-bottom tube pan with nonstick spray. Sprinkle pecans on bottom of pan
  • 2
    In large bowl, mix 2 Tbsp. of the flour, 1/4 c. of sugar, and all cinnamon. Add apples and toss to combine.
  • 3
    In another large bowl, mix remaining flour, remaining sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add eggs, oil, butter, orange juice, and vanilla extract. Beat until batter is smooth.
  • 4
    Pour half of the batter into prepared pan. Top with half of apple mixture, Spoon remaining batter over apples and top with remaining apples, placing them 1/4" in from the tube and the border of the cake.
  • 5
    Bake 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cake cool in pan on wire rack for 30 minutes. Run a paring knife around the sides and center of cake and turn cake out onto wire rack. Invert cake onto another rack to cool, apple side up.

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