Description
Moist layers of apple cinnamon delight cake showcase classic American baking traditions with rich, spiced undertones. Warm spices and tender apples create a comforting dessert you can savor with friends and family.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 fuji apples, diced
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 ¾ cups (7 oz / 198 g) cake flour
- 1 ¼ cups (7 oz / 198 g) cake flour
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup dark brown sugar
- 2 tbsps brown sugar
- 6 tbsps (85 g / 3 oz) unsalted butter, softened
- 8 tbsps (113 g / 4 oz) unsalted butter, melted and warm
- ¾ tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tsps cinnamon
- ¾ cup regular oats
- ⅓ cup buttermilk
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- 1/8 tsp table salt
- ¼ tsp table salt
- 2 tsps vanilla extract
Instructions
- Prepare Base: Combine granulated and dark brown sugars with ground cinnamon and salt, then integrate melted butter until achieving a smooth, uniform consistency.
- Create Dough: Gently knead cake flour into the sugar mixture, developing a soft, malleable texture that will serve as both cake base and crumble topping.
- Develop Apple Filling: Toss diced apples with cinnamon and rolled oats, allowing flavors to harmonize and create a rich, aromatic mixture.
- Preheat and Prepare: Warm the oven to 325 degrees fahrenheit and thoroughly grease a cake pan with baking spray or butter and flour coating.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a stand mixer, blend cake flour, granulated sugar, baking soda, and salt to form a light, uniform dry foundation.
- Build Batter: Incorporate softened butter into dry ingredients until resembling coarse crumbs, then add whole egg, egg yolk, vanilla extract, and buttermilk, mixing until achieving a smooth, velvety consistency.
- Assemble Cake: Fold apple-oat mixture and brown sugar into the batter, ensuring even distribution, then transfer to prepared pan and spread evenly.
- Finish and Bake: Sprinkle reserved dough crumbles and spiced apple-oat mixture over the surface, then bake for 50-55 minutes until a knife inserted comes out clean, indicating perfect doneness.
Notes
- Measure Precisely: Use exact measurements for ingredients to ensure the cake’s consistent texture and flavor balance.
- Handle Flour Carefully: Sift cake flour before measuring to prevent clumping and achieve a lighter, more delicate crumb.
- Temperature Matters: Keep butter and eggs at room temperature for smoother mixing and better incorporation of ingredients.
- Check Doneness Strategically: Test cake with a toothpick or thin knife inserted in the center – it should come out clean with just a few moist crumbs.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg