Easy Apple Cake

Name: Easy Apple Cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 20 servings
Cuisine: Europe, German
Ingredients: 1-3/4 cups sugar; 1 cup canola oil; 3 large eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1-1/4 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 2 cups finely chopped peeled tart apples; 1 cup chopped walnuts; 1-1/4 cups whipped topping

Total Time Prep: 25 min. Bake: 35 min. + cooling

Yield 20 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

Break out this easy apple cake recipe the next time you’re craving a no-fuss fall dessert. With tart apples, warm cinnamon and some walnuts thrown in for good measure, it’s a quintessential fall bake.

Ingredients

1-3/4 cups sugar
1 cup canola oil
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups finely chopped peeled tart apples
1 cup chopped walnuts
1-1/4 cups whipped topping

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat the sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and baking soda; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended. Fold in apples and walnuts.
Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35-45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Serve with whipped topping.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 278 calories, 16g fat (3g saturated fat), 32mg cholesterol, 169mg sodium, 31g carbohydrate (19g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.

After testing many apple cake recipes with fresh apples, I found this old-fashioned easy apple cake that is moist, dense and down-home delicious. Even better, it's quick to fix, and when it's served warm with whipped cream or a dollop of frozen custard, it's one of my family’s very favorites. —Sherry Ashenfelter, Waterville, Ohio

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