Best Moist Apple Cake

This is the best apple cinnamon cake topped with walnuts and a sweet brown sugar topping; moist, delicious, quick, and easy!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 534 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 4 apples, thinly sliced
• 0.5 cup butter
• 0.25 cup milk
• 1.5 cups white sugar
• 0.5 cup brown sugar
• 0.5 cup whole wheat flour
• 1.25 cups vegetable oil
• 0.5 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 1.5 cups finely chopped walnuts

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Make cake: Whisk together all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon in a large bowl until well combined. Whisk together oil, white sugar, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla in a separate bowl until well combined. Stir flour mixture into sugar mixture; fold in apples and walnuts until evenly distributed. Pour batter into a 10x13-inch baking dish.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until cake is set, about 1 hour.

Step 4

A few minutes before cake is done baking, make topping: Stir together brown sugar, butter, and milk in a large microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high until sugar is dissolved and mixture boils, about 2 minutes and 30 seconds.

Step 5

Remove cake from the oven and pierce surface in several places with a large fork. Sprinkle walnuts over hot cake and pour brown sugar mixture over the top.