Apple Crackle Cake is a moist fresh apple spice cake topped with a crackly, melt in your mouth layer of brown sugar meringue.
I love a delicate meringue made with brown sugar. It just melts in your mouth and fills your tastebuds to overflowing. The only thing that makes it better is if it’s served atop an apple spice cake, with big pieces of juicy apples and spices just waiting to party with that meringue!
This is a from scratch cake recipe that uses simple ingredients most kitchens have on hand so there are no excuses not to make it – today. Because, really, haven’t you been good all week? I mean sometimes, if you’ve passed the middle marker in a week and there are no bodies to hide, you deserve a cake. I understand that and I’m here to provide...
A note to those lacking a sense of humor: I’m kidding. There are hardly any weeks at all in which I find myself needing to hide bodies.
For the cake you’ll need: butter, brown sugar (light or dark, your preference), eggs, all purpose flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, allspice, and apples. You’ll also need additional eggs and brown sugar for the meringue.
Begin by making your meringue. In a large mixing bowl beat egg whites with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Add brown sugar and stir by hand until well combined.
In another mixing bowl, place softened butter and brown sugar. Beat with electric mixer until fluffy. Add eggs, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, allspice, and diced apple. Beat again until fully incorporated. Add flour and beat until combined, scraping down sides as needed, about one minute.
Batter will be thick like homemade cookie dough.
Uh oh. Now I got you thinking about cookies. Focus, focus. We can make cookies after we get the cake in the oven. My vote is for Tea cakes!
Spoon and then smooth batter into a lightly greased 8×8 baking dish.
Pour meringue over top and spread to cover, making sure to touch the sides of the pan with the meringue all around. This keeps the meringue from pulling back and shrinking as it bakes.
Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes, or until meringue is lightly browned and set on top.
DIG IN!
And enjoy the old fashioned goodness!
Ingredients
For Meringue:
- 2 large egg whites
- 1.5 cups packed dark or light brown sugar
For Cake
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1 cup packed dark or light brown sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 heaping teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- 2 large apples any type, peeled and finely diced
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl beat egg whites with electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Stir in brown by hand until well combined.
- In a separate mixing bowl, place softened butter and brown sugar. Beat with electric mixer until fluffy. Add eggs, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, allspice, and diced apple. Beat again until fully incorporated. Add flour and beat until combined, scraping down sides as needed, about one minute. Batter will be thick like homemade cookie dough.
- Spread cake batter into a greased 8x8 baking dish. Pat it down smooth and even on top.
- Spread meringue over all. Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes, or until meringue is lightly browned and set on top.
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