Pumpkin Apple Cake

Pumpkin Apple Cake is a super simple and moist recipe. Chunks of tart apples marry perfectly with a pumpkin spice cake. You just need a light dusting of powdered sugar to finish it off.

This spiced apple cake is perfect, in my opinion.  It’s not too sweet, only requires a slight dusting of powdered sugar and would be perfect for your Thanksgiving dessert table.  

Ingredients you’ll need to make this cake

• Unsalted butter
• All-purpose flour
• Wheat germ
• Baking powder and Baking soda
• Salt
• Spices: ground cinnamon , grated nutmeg, ground cloves , ground ginger
• Granulated sugar
• Dark brown sugar 
• Eggs, large
• Vanilla extract
• Pumpkin puree
• Granny Smith apples
• Chopped walnuts, optional
• Confectioners’ sugar

I wanted to make a moist cake and nothing makes a cake more spongy and luscious than adding pumpkin puree. Big chunks of apple and loads of spices make this Pumpkin Apple Cake really delicious. All it needs is a quick dusting of powdered sugar just before serving. Make this for your next brunch or holiday dinner party.

Pumpkin Apple Cake

Author: Heather Scholten

This cake combines the best flavors of autumn. It is an effortless cake that is perfect for breakfast, a lunch box, or an afternoon snack. If serving to guests, dress up each serving with a spoonful of caramel sauce. (from Baking with Friends)

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr

Cooling Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 40 minutes mins

Course Desserts

Cuisine All Cuisines, American

Servings 16 Servings

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Ingredients

  

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• Softened butter and all-purpose flour for the pan
• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• ½ cup wheat germ
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¾ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
• 8 tablespoons 1 stick salted butter, room temperature
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup dark brown sugar firmly packed
• 2 large eggs room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup solid-pack pumpkin
• 2 Granny Smith apples peeled, cored and cut into 1/2-inch dice (2 cups)
• ½ cup coarsely chopped walnuts
• Confectioners’ sugar for dusting

Instructions

• Position the oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter and flour a 9 inch fluted or plain tube pan and tap out the excess flour.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, wheat germ, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger. In a large bowl, beat the butter with an electric mixer set on high speed until creamy, about 1 minute. Gradually beat in the granulated and brown sugars and beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. One at a time, beat in the eggs, followed by the vanilla, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Add the pumpkin and beat until combined. Add the apples and walnuts. With the mixer set on low speed, min in the flour mixture in thirds, scraping down the bowl as needed. Spread the batter in the prepared pan.
• Bake until the cake is golden brown and a long bamboo skewer inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool in the pan on a wire cooling rack for 15 minutes. Invert the cake onto the wire rack and unmold. Turn right side up and cool completely.
• To serve, sift confectioners’ sugar over the top and cut into wedges

Nutrition

Calories: 232kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 4gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 207mgPotassium: 141mgFiber: 2gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 2601IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 39mgIron: 1mg

Keywords apple recipes, cake

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Heather Scholten

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Heather is a recipe developer and content creator living in Vancouver, Washington. She started Farmgirl Gourmet in 2006, almost 20 years ago, as a way to share recipes with friends and family. Heather is also the co-founder of Spiceology , a unique spice company, which she started in 2013. She shares family friendly recipes for easy everyday meals with a gourmet twist.