Apple Fritter Cake Recipe

Apple Fritter Cake is moist and bursting with flavor. It’s sweet, buttery and filled with caramel apples and cinnamon. Top it off with a sugary glaze and you have a cake that tastes just like an apple fritter!

Apple Fritter Cake

If you love apple desserts just as much as I do then brace yourself for this cake. This cake packs all the flavor of homemade apple fritters in each bite. It’s moist, fluffy, and delicious!

This cake is very simple to prepare, a basic batter is layered between a luscious filling of cinnamon and sautéed apples.

While the cake is still warm, I poured a glaze over the cake. If you pour it on while the cake is warm it will seep down into the cake just like the glaze on fried apple fritters does.

I love a gooey cake and this cake was perfect!

Another delish fruit cake is this delicious Banana Cake.

Ingredients for your Apple Fritter Cake

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1. apples
2. granulated sugar
3. cinnamon
4. nutmeg
5. cornstarch
6. water
7. brown sugar
8. butter
9. applesauce
10. vanilla
11. eggs
12. flour
13. baking powder
14. baking soda
15. salt
16. sour cream
17. powdered sugar
18. milk

Pink Lady and Granny Smith apples are the best for baking. However, but you can choose any kind of apple that you like as long as it has a firm texture and a good bit of acidity.

What I used to make this cake

1. My favorite stand mixer
2. The best spatulas
3. My favorite baking pan

Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary based on products used.

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5. Strawberry Buttermilk Pound Cake

Apple Fritter Cake

Apple Fritter Cake is moist and bursting with flavor. It’s sweet, buttery and filled with caramel apples and cinnamon. Top it off with a sugary glaze and you have a cake that tastes just like an apple fritter!

Author: Paula

5 from 16 votes

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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes minutes

Servings: 12 servings

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Ingredients

For filling:

• 2 cup apples diced
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 pinch freshly grated nutmeg freshly grated
• 2 teaspoon cornstarch
• 5 Tablespoon water

Additional filling:

• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

For cake:

• 1/3 cup butter
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs
• 2 and ¼ cup flour sifted then measured
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup sour cream or buttermilk

Glaze:

• 2 cups powdered sugar (aka confectioners)
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 6 Tablespoon whole milk

Instructions

For filling:

• Combine apples, sugar, water, cinnamon and cornstarch in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to simmer. Simmer 5 to 7 minutes, stirring constantly until the sauce is thickened and the apples are soft. Set aside to cool. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.

For cake:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9×13 inch cake pan with non-stick spray. Set aside. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add applesauce and vanilla and mix until combined. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Sift the dry ingredients together then add alternately with sour cream (or buttermilk) to sugar and butter mixture. Mix until just combined.
• Spoon half of the batter into the prepared pan. Spoon the cooled apple mixture over the batter and spread as evenly as possible. Sprinkle the cinnamon/sugar mixture over apples. Carefully spoon the remaining batter over sugar mixture.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean or with dry crumbs on it.

For Glaze:

• While cake is baking, mix glaze ingredients together. Whisk until completely smooth. When cake is done, immediately pour glaze over hot cake. Allow the glaze to set before cutting the cake.

Nutrition

Calories: 405kcal | Carbohydrates: 74g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 374mg | Potassium: 157mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 54g | Vitamin A: 377IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are important to you, I recommend calculating them yourself.

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