Old Fashioned Apple Cake {recipe} |Keeping it Real

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Old Fashioned Apple Cake {recipe}

Hello, and welcome! Today I'm sharing here a cake that we bake a lot at our house. It's one of my husband's favorites and it's great for when you want something tasty but not overly sweet or heavy. 


Old Fashioned Apple Cake {recipe}


Ingredients:
  • 1 and 1/2 cups of flour
  • 3/4 cup + 1 tablespoon of brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup of butter (softened)
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 or 5 apples
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon of powdered cinnamon

Instructions: 

Mix the eggs with the 3/4 cup of sugar and the butter. 

Peel and run one of the apples through a food processor or a grater and add the shredded bits of apple to to the batter. Mix in one teaspoon of cinnamon and the flour and the baking powder.


Old Fashioned Apple Cake {recipe}


Pour the batter into a pre-greased round cake pan and then peel and slice the remaining apples, spreading them over the batter in a circular pattern:


Old Fashioned Apple Cake {recipe}

Old Fashioned Apple Cake {recipe}


Sprinkle the remaining tablepoons of sugar and cinnamon all over the sliced apples:


Old Fashioned Apple Cake {recipe}


Bake at 180ÂșC for approximately 45 minutes.


Old Fashioned Apple Cake {recipe}



Side note: it's absolutely delicious served still slightly warm from the oven, together with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream.  


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Enjoy, and happy Wednesday,
Keeping it Real, craft blog





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