Apple Snack Cake
This Apple Snack Cake will make a great addition to your treats list! It’s easy to make and are great for when apple season comes around.
Apple Snack Cakes will always be welcome on any occasion! Make them for your buffet spread, bring them over to a friend’s house, or save some for the next days’ packed lunches or picnics. You can also make them for Halloween if bobbing for apples isn’t your thing!
As is or dressed up with extra trimmings and flavor, these Apple Snack Cakes will be a sure win with your family. The great thing about this is you can go with the original recipe or jazz up the cakes however your family feels like having them. And they’re all yummy!
Why it works:
- Sweet and juicy red apples always make for a great snack on its own — but now they’re even better in this Apple Snack Cake!
- The extremely aromatic cinnamon lends a sweet and savory flavor to the whole snack cake.
Recipe Variations:
- To start, you can decorate the top of your Apple Snack Cakes with nicely placed slices of apple.
- If you’re feeling generous, go ahead and cover the whole top with the glaze!
- Why not throw in some pecans or walnuts to add some crunch to your snack cake?
- For extra sweetness, you can add some butterscotch into the mix. Mm-mmm!
- You can also make different kinds of glazes for other batches of your Apple Snack Cake. Why not try topping them with brown sugar or salted caramel glaze? More variety would be perfect for your next gathering!
- You can also serve these Apple Snack Cakes a la mode! One scoop of vanilla ice cream should do the trick!
Cook’s Tips:
- Make sure that the cake is baked evenly by poking it with a toothpick to see that the cake doesn’t stick to it when pulled out.
What you’ll need to make Apple Snack Cake:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup apple, chopped
Cinnamon Topping
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Glaze
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2-4 tbsp heavy cream
- 1 tsp vanilla – granulated sugar and cinnamon
How to make Apple Snack Cake:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 9×9 baking pan with non-stick spray or line with foil for easy removal (spray the foil with non-stick spray).
Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Set aside.
In a large bowl, mix together the melted butter, brown sugar and the granulated sugar.
Add in the egg and vanilla, and then mix until combined.
Slowly mix in the flour mixture until all combined. Fold in the apples.
Spread the mixture into your prepared pan.
In a small bowl, mix together the cinnamon topping.
Sprinkle over the top of the batter.
Other recipes with apples you might want to try:
- Apple Berry Fruit Salsa
- Caramel Apple Snickers Salad
- Cinnamon Apples
- Mini Apple Pie Cups with Sugar Cookie Dough
- Broccoli Apple Salad with Avocado Dressing
Apple Snack Cake
Ingredients
- 1 c all-purpose flour, sifted
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- ¼ c light brown sugar
- ¼ c granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 c chopped apple
Cinnamon Topping
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Glaze
- ½ c powdered sugar
- 2-4 tsbp heavy cream
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 9x9 baking pan with non-stick spray or line with foil for easy removal (spray the foil with non-stick spray).
- Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and ¼ tsp cinnamon in a medium bowl. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix together the melted butter, brown sugar and the ¼ cup granulated sugar.
- Add in the egg and vanilla, and then mix until combined.
- Slowly mix in the flour mixture until all combined. Fold in the apples.
- Spread the mixture into your prepared pan.
- In a small bowl, mix together the cinnamon topping.
- Sprinkle over the top of the batter.
