Old-Fashioned Apple Cake with Brown Sugar Frosting

Name: Old-Fashioned Apple Cake with Brown Sugar Frosting
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 47 min
Total time: 1 h 7 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 1/3 cups (280g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour; 1 2/3 cups (330g) granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 3/4 teaspoon table salt; 1 1/2 teaspoons [product-link]Apple Pie Spice[/product-link] or 1 teaspoon [product-link]cinnamon[/product-link] plus 1/4 teaspoon each [product-link]ginger[/product-link] and [product-link]nutmeg[/product-link]; 2 large eggs at room temperature; 8 tablespoons (113g) unsalted butter softened; 4 cups (425g) peeled cored finely chopped apple (1/4" to 1/2") about 1 1/3 pounds whole apples*; 2 tablespoons (43g) boiled cider optional; 1 cup (113g) walnuts or pecans toasted and diced; 7 tablespoons (99g) butter; 2/3 cup (142g) light brown sugar or dark brown sugar packed; 1/4 teaspoon table salt; 1/4 cup (57g) milk or 2 tablespoons (28g) milk plus 2 tablespoons (43g) [product-link]boiled cider[/product-link]; 2 1/4 cups (255g) confectioners' sugar sifted*; 3/4 teaspoon King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:47min

This cake is an old, old favorite of ours. It's a cake where the whole is definitely more than the sum of the parts. The moist, semi-chunky cake, spread with the frosting equivalent of brown sugar fudge, is perfect served with a cup of coffee or, better still, a glass of ice-cold milk. Our thanks to the wonderful Bakery Lane Soup Bowl cookbook for the inspiration for this recipe.

Updated at: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 10:34:40 GMT