I’m a bit jealous of those of you who have Autumn weather already appearing in your areas. I guess you could say that Las Vegas is cooling down a bit, but today’s high was still at least 95 degrees F. Well, at least the nights feel like they are getting cooler.
While it doesn’t feel very Fall-ish in these parts, there is things I do that (somewhat) satisfy my love of the season. One thing I do is go all out with my Autumn decorating. I think I decorate almost as much for Autumn (and Halloween and Thanksgiving), as I do for Christmas. The other thing I do is start cooking meals and desserts the celebrate the flavors of Fall.
This week, I am participating in #SundaySupper and our theme for this week is Autumn Apple Party, hosted by Cindy of Cindy’s Recipes and Writings. Apples are the number #2 food I think of when I think of Autumn (the first one is pumpkin), so I was particularly eager to get cooking!
The recipe I’m contributing to the Autumn Apple Party is Apple Butter Spice Cake.
It’s an apple cake full of flavor, plus it is made in one bowl, so there is less to clean up.
It’s great with some whipped cream, or a scoop of vanilla ice cream…although we had it just by itself, which is also good.
If you are in the mood for some Autumn cooking, like I am, you’ll definitely want to check the list at the end of this post — it’s full of over 60 different Autumn Apple recipes!
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Apple Butter Spice Cake
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoons butter (melted)
- 1 cup apple butter
- 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons canola oil
- 1/2 cup diced apples (I used about 1/2 of a medium sized granny smith)
- 1/2 cup walnuts (chopped)
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Optional: granulated sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray an 8″ square pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, place melted butter, apple butter, brown sugar, and oil and whisk until smooth. Add apples, nuts, buttermilk, egg, and vanilla and mix well. Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and salt; whisk until just combined.
- Spread batter in the prepared baking dish. If desired, sprinkle top of batter with a bit of granulated sugar. Bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, which will be about 35-40 minutes.
- Category: Cake
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Adapted from Eating Well
Here’s the rest of the participants in the Autumn Apple Party Menu:
Soups, Salads, Starters and Breads
- Cinnamon Apple Chips- Shockingly Delicious
- Apple Celery Salad- In the Kitchen with Audrey and Maurene
- Mini Apple Pumpkin Pancakes – The Daily Dish Recipes
- Overnight Apple Cinnamon French Toast- Life, Love, and Sugar
- Curried Apple and Leek Soup-Soni’s Food for Thought
- Endive Spears Topped With Apple, Blue Cheese and Hazelnut Salad- The Hand That Rocks the Ladle
- Homemade Apple Jam – My Trials in the Kitchen
- Caramel Apple Butter Cheesecake Dip- Chocolate Moosey
- Caramel Apple Bread – famfriendsfood
- Apple Pie Bread Baker Street
- Apple, Bacon & Brie Popovers- I Run for Wine
- Apple and Almond Brie Puff Pastry- Family Foodie
- Apple, Leek and Gruyere Tarts- There and Back Again
Main Meals
- Slow Cooker Honey Apple Pork Loin- The Magical Slow Cooker
- Apple-Glazed Meatballs- The Messy Baker
- Apples & Buttons (Ham, Apples and Dumplings)- Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
- Chicken Apple Meatloaf with Tarragon Tomato Sauce – Diabetic Foodie
- Baked Tilapia Apple Crisp- Daddy Knows Less
- Pork Tenderloin with Calvados Cream Sauce Greedy Gourmet
- #SundaySupper Pulled Pork Sandwich With Pickled Red Onions Kwistin’s Favorites
Sides
- Harvest Rice- Webicurean
- Wild Rice with Apples, Dried Cranberries, and Walnuts – Ruffles and Truffles
- Apple Topped Sweet Potato Mash- Momma’s Meals
- Warm Spice Pecan Raisin Apple Chutney- Sue’s Nutrition Buzz
Desserts
- Double Apple Pot Pie- What Smells So Good?
- Apple Walnut Coffee Cake- The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
- Apple Streusel Cobbler- Big Bear’s Wife
- Apple & Moroccan Cinnamon Gooey Sticky Buns- Crispy Bits & Burnt Ends
- Spiced Caramel Apple Pie-Chelsea’s Culinary Indulgence
- Apple Pear Kuchen for #SundaySupper (Apfel Birnen Kuchen)- Galactosemia in PDX
- Apple Strudel – Magnolia Days
- Old Fashioned Apple Crisp with Caramel Sauce-Noshing with the Nolands
- Apple Cheesecake- Vintage Kitchen
- Caramel Apple Crumble Bars- Hezzi D’s Books and Cooks
- Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting- From Fast Food to Fresh Food
- Cinnamon Apple Dessert Chimichangas-Sweet Spicy Kitchen
- Nutella Apple Quesadilla- Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts
- Apple Crisp Ice Cream- Cravings of a Lunatic
- Bavarian Apple Torte- The Lovely Pantry
- Streusel Apple Crumb Pie + Pie Freezer Kits- Meal Planning Magic
- French Apple Cobbler with Cinnamon-Maple Whipped Cream Weekend Gourmet
- Chunky Apple-Apricot Bread Pudding- Comfy Cuisine
- Apple Butter Spice Cake – Home Cooking Memories
- Apple Custard Pie – Chisel & Fork
- #GlutenFree Deep Dish Carmel Apple Pie- Cooking Underwriter
- Apple Brownies That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Country Apple Dumplings- Mom’s Test Kitchen
- Apple-Gingersnap Cookies- Tora’s Real Food
- Apple and Cranberry Turnovers- Flour on my Face
- Applesauce Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake with Caramel Glaze- Hip Foodie Mom
- Caramel Frosted Apple Cookies- No One Likes Crumbley Cookies
- Apple and Pecans Cake- Basic N Delicious
- Apple Pull Apart Monkey Bread- Gotta Get Baked
Beverages
- Spiced Apple Ale Small Wallet Big Appetite
- Apple Chia Tea- Pippi’s in the Kitchen Again
Please be sure you join us on Twitter throughout the day during #SundaySupper. We’ll be meeting up at 7:00 pm (Eastern) for our weekly #SundaySupper live chat where we’ll talk about our favorite apple recipes! All you have to do is follow the #SundaySupper hashtag, or you can follow us through TweetChat! We’d also love to feature your apple recipes on our #SundaySupper Pinterest board and share them with all of our followers!
Hezzi-D says
I just canned 4 pints of apple butter and this looks like a great way to use it up!
Carla says
Oh I had an idea for apple butter cake! Thanks for doing the work for me 😉 haha
Arlene @FlourOnMyFace says
Brandie
Your cake looks so good! This recipe is getting pinned.
Sarah says
uhhh I’ll take whipped cream and a couple scoops of ice cream with the whole cake thank you. I’m a glutton. Cake looks so delicous!
Terra says
I totally understand how you feel, I lived in Tucson AZ for fifteen years:-) Well hopefully all these apple posts will kinda put you in the Fall mood:-) I love spice cake, so adore the idea of adding apples! Looks delicious, Hugs, Terra
Conni Smith says
Mmmm… I don’t know what I love best. Apple Pie or Apple Cakes. It is so hard to choose, and this cake looks great!
Sarah says
This looks amazing! I may do a riff on it with my peach butter too!
Liz says
Brandie, I love apple cakes and yours is fabulous with all the spices! It would be perfect with my afternoon tea 🙂 Great #SS post~
Anne @ Webicurean says
I love decorating for the fall too! It’s simply my favorite time of the year, and Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday (even though I still go more all-out for Christmas). If I pick up some apple butter today, I’ll have everything I need to make this cake, hmmmm….. 🙂
Faye Leong says
Brandie, your cake looks so good. Never try butter cake with apple, I shall try this recipe soon. Thanks sharing!
Patti says
This is a great snack cake Brandie! I have Apple Butter that I made so I can use it for this cake!
Cindys Recipes says
Great flavor combos Brandie!
Erin @ Dinners, Dishes and Desserts says
I have never had apple butter before, it is on my list of things to make. This cake sounds absolutely delicious!
Tara Noland says
This looks like a great afternoon snacking cake, or for breakfast, dessert, midnight!!!
Soni says
Wow, I live the warm spices in your cake!It looks absolutely divine!Would love to have a bite with cup of tea 🙂
Minnie(@thelady8home) says
The Cake looks so delicious!!!!! 😀
Wendys Hat says
Sounds yummy and looks delicious! Thanks Brandie. I love these type of simple desserts.
Kim Bee says
Brandie this looks fantastic. Love apple cake, and this flavour combination is amazing.
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom says
oh, I love that you used ginger in this! I love ginger!
Bea says
I love decorating for fall 🙂 – Your cake looks delicious!
Katie says
This recipe sounds perfect for breakfast…you can eat cake for breakfast, right??? 😉
megan @Irun4wine says
This sounds so delicious! Thank you for sharing!
patsy says
I imagine this would also be fabulous as a breakfast treat, too! I’m all about enjoying the sweets in the morning, too!
Jennie @themessybakerblog says
I love, love, love apple butter! This cake looks delicious and screams fall! Happy #SS.
Tora Estep says
This sounds like a great cake. I love the idea of decorating for fall, but I almost always run out of time. Maybe this year?
Jen @JuanitasCocina says
Brandie, this looks SO fab! I love spice cakes!
Crazy Kwistin says
Love a little spice, this one makes me to the yumyum dance 🙂
Dorothy at ShockinglyDelicious says
I am like you…here in So Cal it is still pretty dang hot, so sometimes fall flavors are the best way to get in the mood for the new season.
diabeticFoodie says
I so admire people who decorate for the seasons. My mom has that gene, but she didn’t pass it along.
Renee says
This makes it okay to eat cake for breakfast. The spices are perfect with coffee. And, well, it would be great for a snack anytime too.
Paula @ Vintage Kitchen says
I never made apple butter, but this is my kind of `plain´ cake, full of spices! Wonderful recipe Brandie! Have a great sunday!
baker street says
Just the perfect cake to announce fall! Love the recipe and can’t wait to try it.
Laura Hunter says
My mom was a big believer in decorating for ALL seasons and she would get so annoyed at how quickly people seem to neglect Fall. It is my favourite season, I love the weather and the food. Since i have a large batch of apple butter cooking up this is on my list to try. Thanks for sharing