German Spiced Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
German Spiced Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is definitely one cake you will want to be snacking on over and over again and it's absolutely perfect for the Autumn season.
Servings: 16 Servings
Calories:
Ingredients
German Spiced Apple Cake
- 3 large eggs
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup oil of choice I used olive oil, but you can use canola, avocado or vegetable oil (you can also substitute with applesauce)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups flour Can also use 1/2 whole wheat flour and 1/2 all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 cups tart apples peeled and very finely chopped or grated (I used Granny Smith)
- 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts toasted if preferred
FROSTING
- 1 8 oz package cream cheese softened
- 2 teaspoons butter softened
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
Instructions
German Spiced Apple Cake
- Preheat oven to 350F and spray a 9x13-inch pan with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk sugar, eggs, oil, and vanilla until smooth.
- In another bowl, mix flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt. Combine with wet ingredients.
- Fold in apples and nuts. Spread batter into the pan and bake for 45–55 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely.
Cream Cheese Frosting
- Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add vanilla, salt, and confectioners' sugar; beat until creamy.
- Spread over cooled cake and garnish with extra nuts if desired.
Notes
- If you don't want to frost, you can dust with powdered sugar to give it a nice look.