Apple Cake Recipes

A good apple cake recipe turns out moist, dense and down-right delicious. With German and Jewish roots, we’ve tested and selected our favorite old-fashioned apple cake recipes—and included few new spins, too.

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Walnut Apple Cake

6 reviews

I first tasted this delicious cake at a Halloween party and quickly asked for the recipe. It's not too sweet, and the butter sauce makes it a super dessert.

Caramel Apple Cake Pops

9 reviews

For a perfect fall treat, mix spice cake and apples with frosting to form cake balls. Then dip them in...


Apple Pound Cake

1 review

A cider glaze makes each slice of this rich apple pound cake nice and sweet. It's a favorite fall treat...


Coconut Apple Cake

2 reviews

I like to share this cake with friends and neighbors. Serve it plain, frost it or top with whipped cream....


Breakfast Apple Cake

4 reviews

Baked in a pretty tube pan and drizzled with icing, this breakfast cake will be a highlight of your holiday...

Cinnamon Apple Coffee Cake

19 reviews

Tender apples add nice flavor to my quick, easy cake. This nutty treat was a family favorite served warm after...


Apple Walnut Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

4 reviews

Apples are plentiful this time of year, and this cake is one of my favorite recipes using this delicious and...


Apple Cream Cake

7 reviews

"This is the first dessert Mom would make when apples were ready to pick," writes Antoinette Kilhoffer from Ridgeway, Pennsylvania....


Bavarian Apple Torte

13 reviews

This rich, creamy torte has always been one of my favorite autumn desserts. Mom uses the freshest apples from a...


Aunt Lou’s Fresh Apple Cake

21 reviews

My Great-Aunt Lou made a luscious fresh apple cake recipe that became a family tradition. My mom makes it for...


Apple Tube Cake

10 reviews

I love this apple bundt cake recipe because the cake has a thin, crunchy crust and a soft, delicious inside....


German Apple Cake

21 reviews

With the long, cold winters we have here, this German apple cake recipe has warmed many a kitchen. The cake...


Caramel Apple Cupcakes

22 reviews

Bring these extra special cupcakes to your next event and watch how quickly they disappear! With a caramel topping and...

Apple-Spice Angel Food Cake

14 reviews

I dressed up an angel food cake mix with some nuts, spice and applesauce to make an easy and light...


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Easy Apple Cake

31 reviews

Break out this easy apple cake recipe the next time you’re craving a no-fuss fall dessert. With tart apples, warm...


Chunky Apple Snack Cake

5 reviews

We enjoy this cake as a snack, packed in lunches or as a scrumptious dessert when warmed and topped with...


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German Apple Cake (Apfelkuchen)

16 reviews

Embrace nostalgic flavors and homey feelings with German apple cake—an old-fashioned dessert that's so delicious, we keep making it today.


Apple, Raisin, Walnut Cake

2 reviews

The girls and boys in my junior high home economics classes like this cake because it's not too sweet. I...


Spiced Apple Cake with Caramel Icing

1 review

Easy to prepare and popular with my friends and family, this apple cake is one of my all-time favorite autumn...


Dutch Apple Cake

98 reviews

My husband and I came to Canada from Holland more than 40 years ago. This traditional Dutch recipe is a...


Caramel Apple Cake

61 reviews

When fall arrives, you’ll want to bake this caramel apple cake—it’s delicious, moist and topped with rich icing....


Apple Upside Down Cake

5 reviews

This apple upside down cake is a clever way to use up extra apples and easy to throw together for...

Apple Cocoa Snack Cake

4 reviews

The apple provides natural sweetening and helps make this cake moist and delicious. I'm a former home economics teacher who...


Adams County Apple Cake

21 reviews

Our part of Pennsylvania is known as "Apple Country". This cake is one of my family's favorites. It's great for...


Norwegian Apple Cake

7 reviews

Lucia Johnson of Massena, New York bakes this nutty apple cake that's pleasantly topped with a simple cinnamon-sugar mixture. It's...


Walnut Apple Tube Pan Cake

7 reviews

At the campground where my husband and I have a trailer, the campers hold an auction of baked goods every...


Apple Spice Tube Cake

5 reviews

This applesauce bundt cake is perfect for the autumn season. Not too sweet and not too heavy, the moist bundt...


Apple-Nut Coffee Cake

2 reviews

"My great-grandmother created this recipe, and it has been passed down through our family," shares Cyndi Martin of Montgomery, Illinois....