The Best Apple Cake Recipes To Make This Fall
As soon as the first leaf hits the ground each fall, the best way to enjoy fresh apples is in dessert form. We guarantee that our best apple cake recipes will serve up plenty of fall flavor in every slice. Whether you prefer an easy apple cake that just requires a little bit of stirring or would prefer to take on a more time-intensive stack cake, there's sure to be an apple cake recipe on our list that you'll enjoy baking (and your family will love eating). You may even want to bookmark several of these apple cake recipes to try this fall. The hardest decision you'll have to make will be which cake to bake first.
Auntie's Apple Cake
Recipe: Auntie's Apple Cake
This tube pan recipe is a traditional, no-fuss apple cake that you'll want to add to your recipe box to make for years to come.
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Apple Stack Cake
Recipe: Apple Stack Cake
You'll make use of a whole pound of apples in this stack cake. We recommend that this cake cure for two to three days before serving, so be sure to keep that in mind if you're making it for company.
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Apple-Cream Cheese Bundt Cake
Recipe: Apple-Cream Cheese Bundt Cake
A cream cheese filling, apple cake batter, and praline frosting are the ideal trio in this decadent Bundt cake recipe.
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Fresh Apple Cake
Recipe: Fresh Apple Cake
First published in 2001, this simple cake recipe has been delighting readers ever since.
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Caramel Apple Cake
Recipe: Caramel Apple Cake
A beautiful cake like this one can serve as both a centerpiece and dessert.
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Apple Pie Cake
Recipe: Apple Pie Cake
You'll never believe that this dessert, which combines the best aspects of both a cake and a pie, starts with a boxed mix.
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Apple Butter Pound Cake with Caramel Frosting
Recipe: Apple Butter Pound Cake with Caramel Frosting
Pound cake is made even more delicious with a decadent caramel frosting.
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Amanda Mack's Apple-Almond Spice Cake with Brown Butter Frosting
Recipe: Amanda Mack's Apple-Almond Spice Cake with Brown Butter Frosting
From one of our 2021 Cooks of the Year, this loaf cake includes all of fall's favorite spices including cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, and cardamom.
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Upside-Down Caramelized Apple Cake
Recipe: Upside-Down Caramelized Apple Cake
Not just for savory recipes, your trusty cast-iron skillet can also help you bake up an impressive upside-down cake.
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Apple Spice Cake
Recipe: Apple Spice Cake
A one-pan apple cake provides plenty of fall flavor with no stacking or icing required.
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Apple-Pecan Carrot Cake Recipe
Recipe: Apple-Pecan Carrot Cake Recipe
This recipe proves that carrot cake can be enjoyed year-round. The impressive cake features a mascarpone frosting and requires just 30 minutes of hands-on time.
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Applesauce Cake
Recipe: Applesauce Cake
A pantry staple helps this cake have plenty of flavor and moistness.
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Classic Apple Upside Down Cake
Recipe: Classic Apple Upside Down Cake
Instead of pineapple, this classic dessert was given a fall makeover using sliced apples.
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Mini Apple Cider Pound Cakes
Recipe: Mini Apple Cider Pound Cakes
Choose from a streusel topping, bourbon glaze, lemon-sugar glaze, or a combination of the three to top these miniature pound cakes.
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Caramel Apple Coffee Cake
Recipe: Caramel Apple Coffee Cake
Enjoy dessert from breakfast to after dinner with this apple coffee cake.