Apple Pound Cake

Apple Pound Cake recipe made with fresh chopped apples, applesauce, cinnamon, flour, sugar, eggs, and dusted with powdered sugar. An old fashioned favorite pound cake recipe!

This recipe for Apple Pound Cake is just a perfect way to use up some fresh apples on your counter. Or better yet – apples you have picked yourself! Any variety of apples will work well in this recipe.

I really love simple dessert cakes like this one. Especially Bundt cake recipes! They make such a pretty presentation for very little extra effort. No need to mess with frosting at all! In fact, this cake is great with or without the dusting of powdered sugar. Less fuss and less mess, with the same delicious result!

What’s in this recipe?

Honestly, just the regular cake ingredients you most likely already have in your pantry. Plus, peeled and chopped apples, of course! You’ll want to chop those apples in smaller one-inch pieces to make sure they don’t all sink to the bottom of the cake.

What kind of apples are used?

Any! Really, it truly doesn’t matter what kind of apples you use. I tend to make recipes like these when I notice there’s a few apples left from the bag that no one is eating just sitting there in the fruit bowl!

What makes a pound cake different?

Pound cakes generally are more dense than a typical light and fluffy cake. It pairs well with a hot cup of coffee or tea and is great served for a brunch or a get-together.

What is the secret to a good pound cake?

Do not overbake! Grab a wooden skewer and test the cake at the lowest time listed. If it comes out clean, it’s done! Overbaking pound cakes are really the main reason they become to dry and crumbly.

How to make this recipe:

1. In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set the bowl aside.

2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, blend together the sugar, eggs, oil, applesauce, and vanilla extract until smooth and creamy.

3. Gradually add in flour mixture, blending with the stand mixer on low after each addition. Batter will be thick!

4. Remove the bowl from the stand mixer. Gently fold in chopped and peeled apples to the batter.

5. Spread the cake batter into a Bundt pan that has been sprayed with non stick spray.

6. Bake until a cake tester or wooden skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.

Dust with powdered sugar, if desired. Slice and serve!

How do I store leftovers of this cake?

Due to the moisture content of the apples, it’s recommended to store leftover cake, or individual slices of cake, in the refrigerator. You can reheat slices as needed.

Freezer directions:

Wrap entire cake, or individual slices of cake, with plastic wrap and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator.

What can I use instead of a Bundt pan?

You can use a long 9 x 13 baking dish instead – it may cook in less time though so keep a close eye on it!

Can these be made into muffins?

Yes – the batter should make 18-24 muffins. Check for them being done in about 20-30 minutes.

Recipe pro tips:

• Don’t worry if your apples brown after chopping them! This happens naturally, doesn’t change the flavor of them in any way, and you’ll never notice them baked in this cake.
• Make batches of this pound cake into muffins for quick breakfasts on the go
• Skip the powdered sugar if you’re into a more savory breakfast, or at least a less sweet one!
• To up the ante on dessert – mix up a simple glaze of milk and powdered sugar and drizzle over the cooled cake

More recipes you’ll love:

• Cake Mix Caramel Apple Cake
• Peanut Butter Cup Pound Cake
• Cherry Chocolate Cake
• Strawberry Cream Cheese Crescent Danish
• Banana Applesauce Crescents

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Apple Pound Cake

Apple Pound Cake recipe made with fresh chopped apples, applesauce, cinnamon, flour, sugar, eggs, and dusted with powdered sugar. An old fashioned favorite pound cake recipe!

4.60 from 10 votes

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: apple pound cake recipe

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Servings: 8 servings

Calories: 442kcal

Author: Kelly Miller

Ingredients

• ▢ 2 cups sugar
• ▢ 1 cup oil
• ▢ 1/4 cup applesauce
• ▢ 3 eggs
• ▢ 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• ▢ 3 cups flour
• ▢ 1 tsp baking soda
• ▢ 1 tsp salt
• ▢ 3/4 tsp cinnamon
• ▢ 3 cups apples peeled and diced small
• ▢ powdered sugar

Instructions

• Cream together sugar, oil, applesauce, eggs, and vanilla extract in a stand mixer.
• In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
  
• Gradually beat flour mixture into sugar mixture. Gently stir in chopped apples.
  
• Spread evenly into a greased Bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour 10 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean.
  
• Cool on a wire rack and dust with powdered sugar.
  

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Nutrition

Calories: 442kcal | Carbohydrates: 93g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 473mg | Potassium: 128mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 55g | Vitamin A: 115IU | Vitamin C: 2.1mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 2.5mg

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