Apple Walnut Cake is a moist snack cake with apples and walnuts in every bite. It’s one of the best apple recipes to make during the apple picking season! This cake is so full of flavor that no frosting is needed. A simple dusting powdered sugar will do!
Apple Walnut Cake
Have you ever tried to grow your own apples?
My mom and dad have had apple trees for years. I’ve gotten to enjoy their applesauce, pies and cobblers over the years. I knew I wanted apple trees when I got my own house.
Fast forward 16 years later and guess what? I have my own apple trees! Unfortunately they are very small. Last year was the first year they produced fruit and we got about 18 apples. This year our trees were full of blossoms. I could picture myself using those perfectly round McIntosh in a few pies and apple danishes of my very own.
Something happened to those gorgeous blossoms, though. We ended up with a whopping 3 apples this year. No pies for us, but you can bet I’m going to enjoy those 3 apples for an afternoon snack sometime soon!
Although we had to use store-bought apples, I still love the simplicity of this little Apple Walnut Cake. Apples take center stage. Cinnamon and walnuts pair perfectly with those apples.
Every bite you take will be filled with apple-cinnamon, nutty loveliness.
Apple Walnut Cake Recipe Notes
The longest part of the recipe preparation will be peeling and coring the apples. Even that will be a breeze if you have a hand-crank apple peeler/corer/slicer
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Just as we told you when we made the Amish Apple Goodie a few weeks ago, those hand-crank peelers are a life-saver if you do much baking with apples at all. In about 3 minutes you’ll have the 5 apples that are needed for this recipe completely ready.
I wanted to keep the apple walnut cake basic, so I put an effortless dusting of powdered sugar on top. It makes the cake look pretty and gives just a touch of extra sweetness to the cake.
This apple walnut cake is my idea of a great start to a morning. Along with a cup of Russian tea or coffee, of course. And it’s the perfect ending to a long day. Enjoy!
Apple Walnut Cake
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- 1 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup canola oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour 267 grams
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 5 apples peeled, cored and chopped (about 5 cups)
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a medium-size bowl, blend together the eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
- Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture mix just until blended.
- Fold in the apples and nuts.
- Spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray.
- Pour the batter into a 9x13 pan and spread evenly.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 35-38 minutes.
- Allow the cake to cool and then sprinkle the top with powdered sugar.
Awesome recipe! I bet this smells just like fall when it is baking!
I’ve been craving apple cake. This looks phenomenal!
Have a beautiful Wednesday!
That cake looks amazing!! I wish I had some right now for breakfast, it would be perfect. 😉
I wish I had apple trees – I don’t think they would fare very well here in the desert though! The cake sounds wonderful and I like that you kept it simple!
I love this recipe. Thanks so much.
I love baking with apples this time of year – thanks for sharing this recipe – our tree is loaded with apples and now I have a new recipe to try!!
I love apple tea cakes! Craving a slice right now, your apple and walnut cake looks seriously delicious.
lovely cake for fall!
We had apple trees growing up….and they were a huge pain! (Probably because we didn’t fertilize them like we should have…..) But it would be amazing to have apples growing in your own backyard, and I would definitely be making lots of this apple-loaded cake! Yum!
Just had to let you know I made your cake today. I baked mine in two 8X8 inch pans and put one in the freezer for another time. My husband has already had 3 pieces and I’ve had 2. The cake will be coming out of the freezer tomorrow. Delicious!!! I rate this cake 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
How big would you say the apples are? Is the recipe for 5 large apples, medium or small? Thank you!!
I am writing this while my cake bakes. It smells amazing and don’t think I will be able to let it cool. Thanks for this recipie
Yvonne
Made this Apple Walnut Cake today and it’s amazing. My 84 yr old parents love it and my husband and I cannt stay away from the cake pan. I fixed it in a bundt pan and added 10 minutes to cooking time. This cake will be a awesome present to give for the holidays . Thank you for sharing.
This recipe is amazing! I can’t keep my hands off of it, so yummy, moist, and flavorful! I love that it is simply full of the apples and nuts, I will admit I was nervous when I saw how much apple went into the recipe. I did sub 1 cup of white and 3/4 cup of brown sugar instead of all white because I love brown sugar and the flavor it gives to baked goods, especially apples 🙂
Thank you!
I usually don’t leave any feedback online but I just made this cake yesterday for my husband’s birthday (he requested something moist with walnuts in it) and it was one of the most delicious cakes I’ve ever made. Like others I was a bit worried about the amount of apples but it turned out so well! I also subbed half of the white sugar with brown sugar, used butter and added a little bit of extra walnuts. My husband can’t stop raving about how delicious the cake is and asked me to make sure to save the recipe 🙂 This… Read more »
Just wanted to chime in on the comments about this being an amazing cake. I made it yesterday just to have something sweet around the house, and like others I was a bit dubious about the amount of apples needed. It came out absolutely perfect! 5 stars for sure.
I made this cake for my cousin’s birthday yesterday and it was a huge hit! Everyone kept complimenting me on how moist and delicious it was. I used golden delicious apples and followed the recipe exactly as stated. I used a bundt pan instead of the 9 x 13 pan and it took a little longer than the 45 minutes to bake. Thank you so much for posting this recipe. It’s a keeper!
This cake did not last long at my house! It sure was yummy. I think the next time I bake another, I’ll use 1/4 cup less sugar. I am curious as to how best to store it. I covered mine with plastic wrap and found that it got a little too moist. I also may try using a bundt pan for a different look. Thanks for such a great recipe!
Hi this looks amazing 🙂 was just wondering if I can sub some of the oil for applesauce? Would it make it too dense?
Also, is it possible to make it in a round springform pan? Thanks 🙂
I just tried this recipe today. It was so easy. The cake turned out amazing. Thank you so much for sharing it.
What a lovely cake and so easy to make. I made it yesterday and took it for our Walking Group – Actif Woods Aberystwyth – and everyone wants the recipe. I’ve no idea what canola oil is so I used vegetable oil. As for applesauce, I thought it was stewed apples. How on earth can you substitute that for oil?
Thanks for the recipe.
I always made this cake for my children when they were small.
I’m so sorry about your lack of apples from the tree 🙁 but the cake looks wonderful!
Wow walnuts can make a wonderful cake
I only have 2 eggs is that okay?