Swedish Apple Cake

Swedish apple cake, with its beautiful top layer of apples and cinnamon and nutmeg, is a harbinger of autumn. Serve it warm with vanilla ice cream.

Serves: 8Hands-on: 15 minutesTotal: 1 hour 15 minutesDifficulty: Easy

Sign in to Save Recipe

Serves: 8

Ingredients

  • 3 Tbsp. brown sugar
  • 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp. nutmeg
  • 1 cup plus 1 tsp. butter, divided
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1¼ cups flour
  • 4 baking apples, peeled, cored and cut into chunks

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. With 1 teaspoon of butter, grease a 10" round cake pan. In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
  • Cream together butter and white sugar, add eggs and mix well. Sprinkle with baking powder, then add the flour in ⅓-cup increments, mixing well after each addition to prevent lumps.
  • Transfer the cake batter to the prepared pan, and cover with the apple chunks. Sprinkle with the sugar-spice mixture.
  • Bake cake for 1 hour, or until a toothpick comes out clean.