Looking for an apple spice cake recipe? This is the perfect moist apple cake with brown sugar frosting. Easy to make, this fresh apple cake is like no other.
Ingredients
1/2box spice cake mix plus
1/2box orange cake mix
1/4teaspoonallspice
1/2cupvegetable oil
4large eggs
2teaspoonsvanilla extract
1 1/4cupbuttermilk
2cupsdiced peeled apple
Chopped mixed nuts
Brown sugar frosting Ingredients:
7tbsp.all-purpose flour
1 1/4cupswhole milk
1 1/2tbsp.pure vanilla extract
1 1/2cupsun-salted butter at cool room temp
1 1/2cupsbrown sugar packed
1tsp.of salt
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Grease and flour a baking dish.
In the mixing bowl of a stand mixer, add the cake mixes, spices, oil, eggs, vanilla and buttermilk.
Start the mixer on low speed, increasing to medium speed,
Mix for five minutes.
Fold in the diced apples and pour into the prepared cake pan.
Pour the batter into your baking dish.
Bake 35 to 40 minutes.
Insert a toothpick in the center of the cake if it comes out clean it is fully baked.
Place the cake to the side to cool.
Prepare the frosting as directed.
Spread the frosting on the top of the cake evenly.
Garnish with mixed nuts
Brown sugar frosting Directions:
In a small saucepan add your milk over medium heat.
Add the flour into milk, stirring constantly, until it thickens.
Remove from heat and let it cool to room temperature.
Stir in vanilla.
Allow the mixture to cool.
In a separate cream the butter, sugar, and salt together until light and fluffy on medium high, about 3 minutes.
Add the milk mixture to the butter mixture.
Using a hand mixer beat the mixture for about 5 minutes on medium-high to high until it looks like whipped cream.