Apple Bundt Cake – deliciously moist homemade cinnamon apple bundt cake. Super easy to make and tastes great. Sugar, flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, eggs, oil, vanilla, apples, and vanilla. Use your favorite apple variety such as Granny Smith or Honeycrisp. This will be your favorite cake of the fall season!
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This Old-Fashioned Apple Bundt Cake is a Fall favorite. It is a combination of buttery pound cake and apple pie. Two of my favorite desserts! This cake is super moist and packed full of amazing flavor. Cinnamon, pecans, and apples in every bite. You can’t go wrong that that flavor combination! Grab a scarf, some boots, and a cup of apple cider, and relax with a slice of this cake.
Apple Bundt Cake from Scratch
This cake is very easy to make. My favorite thing about this cake is that there is no butter to soften. You can whip up this cake without any planning. In a large bowl, whisk together large eggs, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract. Add granulated sugar, flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and ground cinnamon to the wet ingredients. Mix well. Stir in chopped apples and nuts. Pour the batter into a greased and floured Bundt cake pan. Bake until a toothpick or cake tester inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean or with a few crumbs. Cool completely on a wire rack.
Cake recipes like this have bake times that can vary greatly between ovens. This cake was ready at about 1 hour and 10 minutes in my oven. Your baking time may be higher or lower and that’s normal. Check the cake at the lower end of the cooking time and every 5 minutes afterward. If the cake starts to get too brown, cover the pan with aluminum foil.
Helpful Tips & Frequently Asked Questions
- What type of apples for Apple Pie Bundt Cake? You can use any type of apple you like for this cake. Fuji, Gala apples, Red Delicious, Pink Lady, Granny Smith apples, Honeycrisp – just pick your favorite!
- I used pecans in this recipe. You can use walnuts if you prefer.
- Can substitute apple pie spice for cinnamon in the batter.
- Drizzle the cake with a quick powdered sugar glaze, if desired.
- Because of the apple chunks, this cake is best baked in a classic 12-cup Bundt pan or tube pan.
- Can I use apple pie filling in this cake? I have not made this exact cake with a can of apple pie filling, but I have seen other recipes that are similar to this one that uses apple pie filling.
- Can freeze the baked cake for a quick treat later!
- Store leftover cake in an airtight container or covered in plastic wrap at room temperature.
Apple Cake for a Crowd
This cake is great for the holidays and potlucks. It is easy to make and can easily feed 12 people. We sprinkled the cake with some powdered sugar. You can also add a quick powdered sugar glaze made with powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla. Serve the cake slightly warm with some fresh whipped cream or vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce. YUM!
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Apple Bundt Cake
Ingredients:
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 Tbsp cinnamon
- 3 eggs
- 1¼ cups oil
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3 cups chopped apples
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease and flour a Bundt cake pan. Set aside.
- Whisk together sugar, flour, soda, baking powder, salt & cinnamon.
- In another bowl, whisk together eggs, oil & vanilla.
- Add egg mixture to dry ingredients and mix well. Fold in apples and nuts.
- Pour into the prepared cake pan and bake 70 to 80 minutes. Cool 10 minutes in the pan, before turning out onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
Notes:
Steph
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do the apples have to be peeled ?
I peel them, but you don’t have to
Okay, I have made this cake TWICE in a week. My husband loves it, slivers it to death………
Can you use 1 cup of sugar instead of 2 cups….. that is a lot of sugar
What a great idea! But unfortunately, without further recipe testing, I cannot answer with certainty. As always, please use your best judgment regarding substitutions and modifications.
Looks and sounds delicious. Can you substitute softened butter for the oil?
No, this cake is made to use oil.
I LOVE butter! Could I substitute/replace some of the oil in this recipe with butter? If yes, what amount would you suggest and should it be melted or softened?
No. This cake is formulated to use oil.