The BEST Dutch Apple Cake
This Dutch apple cake recipe is one of the best apple cake recipes of all time. It’s moist, delicious and very easy to make.
Servings: 9 servings
Calories: 248kcal
Equipment
- 1 10 inch cast-iron skillet or 9-inch spring form pan
- 3 mixing bowls
- 1 whisk
- 1 fork
- 1 spatula
Ingredients
Dutch Apple Cake
- 1 + ¾ cups AP flour all purpose flour, sifted
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup cane sugar
- ¼ cup unsalted butter soft, 4 tablespoons
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 large egg beaten
- 1 cup 2% milk
Apple Topping
- 2 medium apples peel, core and slice thin - granny smith / honey crisp
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ cup cane sugar
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven 375 degrees.
- Grease a 9-inch cast iron pan. Set it aside.
Apple Topping
- Peel, core and slice one granny smith and one honey crisp apple. Add it to a large mixing bowl, toss it with cane sugar, light brown sugar and cinnamon. Mix well. Set aside.
Dutch Apple Cake
- Sift the AP flour into a large mixing bowl. Add the salt, baking powder and cane sugar. Mix with a whisk. Next, add the soft butter to the flour mixture. Using a fork OR two knives, cut the butter into the flour mixture. Be sure there are no large lumps and the butter is well incorporated.
- In a separate mixing bowl, combine the milk, egg and vanilla. Whisk well.
- Combine the wet and dry ingredients and gently fold everything together. The batter will be sticky.
- Pour the batter to the prepared cast iron skillet. Spread it out evenly. Add the sliced or diced apples and gently press them into the batter. Be sure you only add one layer of apples. Some overlap with the sliced apples is ok, but one layer works best.
- Bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and serve slightly warm.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 248kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 293mg | Potassium: 119mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 237IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 124mg | Iron: 1mg