A full printable recipe is available at the bottom of this post. Thank you!
Mama has been making this old fashioned apple dapple cake for as long as I can remember. It’s always signaled the arrival of apple season for us!
Don’t you just love the taste of brown sugar? I mean, all on its own, I just love brown sugar. Whenever I am baking with it, I can’t help but to get a pinch out for myself. Lucky is the day when I find a few precious lumps within the bag!
The wonderful thing about Mama’s Apple Dapple Cake (and I do mean WONDERFUL) is that the resulting flavor is a perfect blend of fresh apples and buttery brown sugar. With the special brown sugar soaking sauce poured over the cake and allowed to soak in before removing the cake from the pan, it is by far the moistest cake I’ve ever baked. As if the flavor (and smell!) were not enough, the slices are gorgeous, too. Thick slices showcase bits of apple and the slightly granular texture around the edges of the tender crust brought on by the brown sugar. If you’ve ever wanted to win someone over through their stomach, THIS cake is a home run.
Ingredients You’ll need Are:
- Apples
- Flour
- Salt
- Baking Soda
- Sugar
- Vegetable Oil
- Vanilla
- Eggs
- Pecans
For the brown sugar soaking sauce that goes on top of the Apple Dapple Cake you’ll need:
- Brown Sugar
- Milk
- Butter
What Kind of Apples Should I Use?
As pictured, I always use Granny Smith apples due to how the tart flavor combines well with the sweetness of this dish. You can also use Honey Crisp, Braeburn, Jonathan or Jonagold, even Golden Delicious works. Let me know in the comments what apples you use for baking.
How to Make Apple Dapple Cake Step by Step
Ingredients
- 3 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup pecans chopped
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 cups raw apples peeled and chopped fine
Sauce
- 1 cup packed brown sugar for sauce
- 1/4 cup milk for sauce
- 3/4 cup butter 1 -1/2 sticks (for sauce)
Instructions
- Spray pan liberally with cooking spray and set aside. Mix oil, sugar, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt, soda. Add to first mixture. Fold in pecans and apples. Bake in tube or bundt pan* at 350 for 1 hour.
- For the sauce, Place sauce ingredients into a small saucepot over medium high heat. Stir constantly and bring it to a gentle boil. After it begins gently boiling, continue to stir and allow to cook for about three minutes. Pour over hot cake while still in the pan. Alllow cake to cool completely before removing from pan.
Notes
Nutrition
This recipe featured on Meal Plan Monday and Weekend Potluck!You might also enjoy this recipe: Mama’s Apple Spice Muffins
Hi there! Just checkin’ out your blog for the first time…. Can you make that cake in a regular cake pan?.. I’ve not yet invested in a bundt pan.
Added ya to my reader also.
Jen
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Oh Bill, Oh Bill, Oh Bill!!
First of all: Bless your heart!!! I know it is so disappointing when things don’t turn out!
Secondly: my email goes straight to my telephone when I am out so next time this comes up and you have to make a substitution, shoot me an email and I can help you!!!
You know, I was trying to teach a bachelor in England once how to make Taco soup. The recipe called for dry ranch dressing mix. This is a great mix, basically herbs and spices and great little flavors with a little thickening agent mixed in. He couldn’t find that, so he just grabbed a bottle of ranch dressing (which is an ENTIRELY different creature altogether when it comes to cooking) and poured the entire thing is.
I shudder thinking about that! He said “it was quite……different.”
lol
I imagine it was!!!
Bill, I really really really really really don’t think you should try this in your bread machine. I really really really really worry about what would happen if you did.
How about I send you a recipe for a GREAT Italian bread that you make in your bread machine that actually has minced garlic, cheese, and Italian herbs baked right in it instead?
Bill, I’m so glad you read Southern Plate!!! I just love having you here!
Christy
Great cake. My boss Used to make it for the office 30 years ago and we loved it. I haven’t had it since. So glad to find this recipe online I did a few substitution as though. I put in a 1/2 a cup of buttermilk a teaspoon of cinnamon and a 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg And for the glaze I used a couple of drops of candy rum flavoring.
So glad you enjoyed it!!
Holy apple cake that looks GOOD! I’m so excited about all the apple recipes this week. My husband isn’t big on desserts unless it’s got apples in it so he’s going to have a happy tummy. Adding this cake to my list of “must make”.
Has this recipe been shared? German apple cake?
This Is One Of The Best Cakes Ever, Its So Delicious & So Moist * I Make This A Few Times A Year.
I am so glad you like it Judy!!!
This cake is good, moist. I did add 1 tsp cinnamon. I like cinnamon with anything apple. Love the sauce but since my husband is diabetic I did not pour it over the cake. I did save it to reheat for slices later. It did reheat well in the microwave
I am so glad you liked it Dianne, and thanks for sharing the tip about the sauce!
I also have a recipe for fresh apple cake that is almost the same thing..Keep it covered snd the long it last the better it gets..IF you manage to keep it that long.
Wrapped properly it freezes well also..One of my favorite cakes!! It makes wonderful gifts!! Anyone would be happy to receive one for Thanksgiving or Christmas!
Your apple cake looks DELICIOUS! It will soon be apple season in the mountains and we will drive to Julian to buy some! Check out my German apple cake I posted this morning on my blog: http://winefoodandphotographs.blogspot.com/
I LOVE your blog! I just found it tonight and I’m adding it to my favorites!
Your cake looks delicious Christy! Especially with the buttery sugary sauce all over it. I will have to make it, but I’ll probably omit the pecans just because I’m not a fan of nuts overall.
And you have a beautiful KitchenAid mixer! I wish I had one, but at $800, I’m not too sure…. 🙁
I plan on making this for my son’s birthday party! Should the cake be stored at room temperature, or in the fridge?
We store it at room temp. If it is going to be more than three days I’d put it in the fridge. Happy Birthday!
I just made this cake and it is now cooling.
The caramel sauce is delicious. I tasted it!!
Can’t wait to try the cake..
Pretty easyto make with simple ingredients.
Awesome cake! I gotta make it for the dadster now. Thanks for posting my recipe and my blog link, that was way cool of you. I think I have everything I need to make that cake..’cept for the cake pan..sniff..
My dear departed mama’s bundt pan should be around here somewhere.. If I find it, it shouldn’t take more than 3 or 4 rounds in the dishwasher to get the dust off..
April: Thank you! I promise you won’t be disappointed. Oh lord how I love this cake. I think I gained a few pounds just thinking about it, but it is very much worth it!!!
Cheryl: Welcome to Southern Plate!! It is wonderful to have you here! Folks, I went to have a gander at that German apple cake she mentioned and WOWEEEE!. Yup, I’m in for a BIG slice of that!!!
Su: Hey! That was actually my mother’s Kitchenaid mixer but I have its twin! I got mine for my thirtieth birthday. It was a HUGE surprise to me. My grandmothers and parents all went in on it. I was beyond surprised and thrilled! Both of ours are as red as can be! Next to my slow cooker, it is my favorite kitchen appliance!
Hey Bill! I know you will love this cake, I just know it! If you end up buying a pan, I would go for a bundt just because they are less hassle and you’ll find more uses for them than a tube pan (can you tell I don’t really like tube pans?). I have two bundt pans and my favorite is my Wilton brand one. They sell them at Wal Mart and it is a nice heavy pan compared to my other bundt. The Wilton bakes cakes evenly and the finish on the pan itself is excellent. Of course, NordicWare makes amazing pans, too.
Hope you find your Mama’s! Let me know how this turns out! I am just enjoying the dickens out of your blog!
Christy