Apple cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting is an easy, no-fuss single layer cake and always a winner at tea time or to serve for dessert

I make this Apple Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting quite often as it was a hit with my family since the first bite.

It is such a simple Apple Cake recipe and when ever we have red apples in the kitchen, you can be sure this cake will be baked.

We normally buy Golden Delicious or Granny Smith as those are our everyday favorites. Grab one on the way out and our lunch is halfway sorted out. My son loves fresh fruit and I try to buy a variety at a time.

The red apples I only buy for baking, never been on the favorite list for eating as is, but most certainly the apple to use for cakes and muffins.

The Maple Cream Cheese Frosting is also a straightforward recipe and goes so well with the Apple Cake !

I rarely use any other type or flavored frosting, because why mess with a winner, anyhow !

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If you are looking for a no nonsense, no frills Apple Cake, this is the recipe for you.

I have to admit I am kind of addicted to Cinnamon and often add a lot more than what most recipes call for.

But do be careful, too much and it will leave an after taste which is not what you want.

More Apple recipes you might like:

• Apple Crumble Bars
• Fall Chicken and Apple Salad
• Peach Apple Sparkler

Apple Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

Apple Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

Linda Nortje

Apple cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting is an easy, no-fuss single layer cake and always a winner at tea time or to serve for dessert

5 from 3 votes

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Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 40 minutes mins

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Servings 8 Servings

Calories 737.7 kcal

Ingredients

  

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CAKE:

• 3 ¼ cups Flour
• ½ t Ground Cinnamon
• ¼ t Salt
• ½ t Baking Powder
• 1 ¼ t Baking Soda
• ½ cup Vegetable Oil
• 1 ¼ cup Caster Sugar Superfine Sugar
• 1 t Vanilla Essence
• 2 large Eggs
• 4 Red Apples cored, peeled and cubed small
• 2 Egg Whites beaten stiff

FROSTING:

• ½ cup Butter
• ¾ cup Muscovado Sugar packed
• ⅓ cup Maple Syrup
• 250 g Cream Cheese plain, softened ( 8 oz )
• ½ cup Walnuts chopped

Instructions

 

• 1.) Pre-heat the oven to 180 deg C (350 deg F) – line a 20cm (8 inch) deep spring form cake pan with baking paper
• 2.) Sift together the Flour, Cinnamon, Salt, Baking Powder and Baking Soda in a large mixing bowl
• 3.) Beat together the Oil, Caster Sugar, Vanilla and Eggs – stir in the Apples
• 4.) Fold Apple mixture into the dry ingredients
• 5.) Gently fold in the beaten Egg Whites – pour batter into the prepared pan and bake 1 1/2 hours or until a tester comes out clean – cool in pan
• 6.) Remove from pan and transfer to a serving plate
• 7.) Frosting: Beat together the Butter, Sugar and Syrup – add the Cream Cheese and beat until smooth – spread over cake and down the sides – sprinkle with Walnuts

Nutrition Facts

Apple Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

Amount per Serving

Calories

737.7

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

41.7

g

64

%

Saturated Fat

 

23.5

g

147

%

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

11.5

g

Cholesterol

 

108.6

mg

36

%

Carbohydrates

 

84.6

g

28

%

Fiber

 

3.5

g

15

%

Sugar

 

27.2

g

30

%

Protein

 

11

g

22

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition value, where given, is not always accurate. Please also check your ingredient labels.

Serve and enjoy !

LINDA