Fruity and moist apple cake studded with nuts and topped with a decadent sauce. This is the only apple cake recipe you could ever want.
Every year my mom heads up to the local orchard (often more than once) and brings home bags and bags of apples. When I was in college she would send bags of them bigger than my dorm room fridge back to school with me.
One of the advantages to being friends with me while I was in college (aside from the fact that I was a nerd and probably knew the answers to the homework) was the many baked goods that Momma would also send back with me.
(I probably would have had better luck with dating in school if the boys had realized that dating me would mean a huge influx of baked goods for them…)
People, this apple cake is legendary among my friends. It is the one thing that they repeatedly request when they get the chance. I don’t think I have ever seen it last more than a day and a half.
Now, while this cake is amazing by itself, what really takes it to that next level – to truly over-the-top, unbelievably good – is the sauce that goes with it.
This cake is a bit unusual in its construction, and at some point you are going to be convinced that you’ve messed up and your batter is too thick and oh no, life is over.
It’s not! You’re on the right track! This batter is just weirdly thick. The moisture from the apples is what ultimately gives it the liquid it needs to go from dense and weird to moist and delicious. Well, that and the dessert sauce.
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I’m pretty sure this will count as a serving of fruit if you eat enough of it!
Hahaha. I sure would.
This just made me super hungry, but it’s still so far from being lunch time. whhhhhhy 🙁
OMG THE APPLE CAKE. best ever.
Oh dear lord. I think this will be waiting for us all in heaven! What a cake, and what a way to ring in the fall season. Thanks for sharing! I’m so glad to have found your blog and am looking forward to seeing more. 🙂
Thank you! Glad to have you here =)
It’s so pretty and delicious looking! I want to eat it now! I can’t wait to bake this. (And eat it. I love baked fruit desserts.)
Can I know what apple you used in the cake?
I just use whatever I have at the time. Doesn’t much matter, though I would stay away from red delicious or Granny Smith. I probably usually use golden delicious.
This looks delicious. I just love apple desserts!
I am drooling over here. Pinning!
Apples are my favorite fruit!
Oh yum! This is my kind of cake.
I can’t wait to make this for my luncheon next week! Perfect timing!
What can i use as a substitute for the evaporated milk? Thank you in advance for the reply.
what kind of FLOUR????????? PlAIN OR SELF RISING???????
All-purpose (plain)
I am so happy I came across this recipe ! It is absolutely delicious and I can’t thank you enough for sharing …my Dad thanks you too !!! ????????
This looks delicious along with the sauce. Just wondering, is there cinnamon in the cake? No specified in the recipe but pictures appear to have cinnamon. Thanks,
Hi Karen – No cinnamon in the recipe!
Wow! What a delish dessert! It does look weird but It comes out perfect! Next time I will double the sauce as I had some little piggies slurping up the sauce. Will be following you!
Oh, my dad always slurps up the sauce like crazy, too!
Can I put the sauce on a few hours before serving or best right before?
You’ll want to top it with the sauce right before serving, otherwise it’ll get too soggy and be hard to cut.
May I ask where this recipe came from? I’ve been looking for it for years! My grandmother made a cake and sauce just like this, but I’d never been able to find quite the right thing (mostly recipes with caramel sauce). Thanks so much for this!
Hi Erika! It has been so long since my mom first found the recipe that I don’t remember where it first came from. The original source has long since been lost! I am so glad you found what you’ve been looking for!