Apple Spice Snack Cake

This Apple Spice Snack Cake is the ultimate fall cake! It’s made with all the warm and cozy fall spices and double the apple flavor. It’s got chunks of sweet tart apple and applesauce for added moisture. 

One of my favorite cakes to enjoy during the fall season has always been an apple cake. I grew up near a fabulous orchard down in southern NJ and they had an applesauce cake that was to die for. Today’s Apple Spice Snack Cake is my version of that special cake that brings back so many great childhood memories.

Step-By-Step Instructions

The first step if to whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, nutmeg and allspice.

The second step is to whisk together the sugars and eggs until smooth. Add the vegetable oil, applesauce and vanilla extract and whisk until well combined.

For the third step you will add the flour mixture to the liquid mixture and mix until just combined. Do not overmix. Add in the chopped apples.

The last step is to pour the mixture into your prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with the chopped pecans.

You will bake the cake for 45-50 minutes or until a tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let the cake cool on a baking rack.

This cake is delicious enjoyed while it’s still warm. It’s ultra-moist and loaded with apple flavor! It’s a slice of fall on a plate folks. Hope you love it as much as I do!

Please let me know if you give the recipe a try. And if you have any questions about the recipe, just drop a comment below. Enjoy!

Apple Spice Snack Cake

Author: MaryAnn Dwyer

Servings: 9 servings

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This Apple Spice Snack Cake is the ultimate fall cake! It's made with all the warm and cozy fall spices and double the apple flavor. It's got chunks of sweet tart apple and applesauce for added moisture. 

Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 50 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins

Ingredients  

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp. ground cardamom
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp. allspice
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup applesauce
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and chopped into 1/4-inch pieces
• 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans

Instructions 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9-inch square baking pan with nonstick baking spray. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, nutmeg and allspice. Set aisde.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the sugars and eggs until smooth. Add the vegetable oil, applesauce and vanilla extract and whisk until well combined. Add the flour mixture and mix until just combined. Do not overmix. Add in the chopped apples.
• Pour the mixture into your prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with the chopped pecans. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Let the cake cool on a baking rack.

Notes

I use ShopRite Bowl & Basket flour, sugar, spices and applesauce for this cake.

If you prefer walnuts over pecans, you can substitute.

Keyword: apples, Fall, snack cake

Cuisine: American

Course: Breakfast, Dessert