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Apple Cinnamon Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

February 11, 2018 By Jess 8 Comments

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Apple Cinnamon Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Apple Cinnamon Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Apple Cinnamon Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Apple Cinnamon Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Apple Cinnamon Cake with Cream Cheese Icing | cookinginmygenes.com

Every year I bake my husband Scott and myself one birthday cake because our birthday’s fall very close together. So this year I am baking us a classic cake from my childhood, my Mom’s Apple Cinnamon Cake with Cream Cheese Icing!

Apple Cinnamon Cake with Cream Cheese Icing | cookinginmygenes.com
I’ve been enjoying this Apple Cinnamon Cake for my birthday since I was a teenager. I don’t quite remember why my Mom originally made us this cake but I vividly remember enjoying many slices each birthday.

This cake is reminiscent of carrot cake flavours with the cinnamon and nutmeg plus the cream cheese frosting, however, the dough is more of a caramel-flavour which goes so well with the cream cheese frosting. You will want to dig right into this cake I promise and it might just become a new birthday favourite for you too!

Apple Cinnamon Cake with Cream Cheese Icing | cookinginmygenes.com
My Mom would even bake me this cake when I was in University, bringing it to me when my parents would come to visit on my birthday. Let’s just say this Apple Cinnamon Cake did not last long in a house full of University students.

So, here is my favourite birthday cake, Apple Cinnamon Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting.

Total Time: 2 – 2.5 hours
Equipment: springform pan or 9 inch cake pan, whisk, large & small mixing bowls
Servings: 10-12

Ingredients:

4 cups peeled & diced Granny Smith apples (diced in 1/2 inch pieces, about 3-4 large apples)
2 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup vegetable oil (I like to use avocado oil)
1/4 tsp nutmeg
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
softened butter for your cake pan

Cream Cheese Icing:

250g package cream cheese, softened
6 tbsp butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla
pinch salt
3 cups icing sugar

Cook’s Note: If you don’t have a springform pan, that’s ok! Do note that a springform pan has taller sides, so make sure your pan also has tall enough sides, about 2 1/2 inches.  There are alternatives including lining a 9-inch round cake pan with parchment paper or foil, then buttering the parchment or foil and leaving a good length of the paper or foil hanging over your pan so you can lift the cake out once it’s cooled.  PLUS this article is also a great resource.

Instructions:

Pre-heat your oven to 350F. Butter your springform pan, both the bottom and sides of the pan. Take our your cream cheese and butter as well to soften for your icing.

Peel the apples and dice into about 1/2 inch pieces and set aside. In a small bowl, mix together the flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon and set aside.

Cook’s Note: Do not use a hand or stand mixer to make this cake dough. Due to the thick nature of this cake dough, it’s best to use a whisk for the eggs and then a large spoon to mix.

In a large bowl, beat 2 eggs with a whisk until light and fluffy, about 1-2 minutes.

To your eggs, add sugar, vanilla, vegetable oil and nutmeg. Using a mixing spoon, mix all ingredients until combined.

Add your flour mixture to the egg mixture, stirring until combined. This mixture will be very thick, almost like a cookie-dough mixture.  Fold in your diced apples to the dough mixture and then scoop everything into your springform pan, smoothing out the top of your dough in the pan.

Bake your cake in the oven for 65-75 minutes. Because everyone’s oven is different, start checking your cake at 65 minutes by using a toothpick to prick the middle of the cake. The toothpick should come out fairly clean when done.  Once your cake is done, remove from the oven and let cool in the cake pan.

To make the icing it comes together best with a hand or stand mixer. Whip the cream cheese and butter together on medium-high speed until smooth, about 2-3 minutes.  Add the vanilla and pinch of salt and mix for about a minute on low speed. Then add in 1 1/2 cups of the icing sugar and mix for about a 1 minute on medium speed. Add in the rest of your icing sugar and mix for about another minute or so.

Once your cake is fully cooled down you can ice the cake! Remove your cake from your cake pan and turn out onto a cake stand or plate.

Apple Cinnamon Cake with Cream Cheese Icing | cookinginmygenes.com
I like to start icing by placing a large dollop in the middle of the cake and working my way outwards with a thin layer of icing on the entire cake.

Apple Cinnamon Cake with Cream Cheese Icing | cookinginmygenes.com
Then, continually add the rest of the icing to the cake until it’s evenly iced and really use your own style to ice this cake!

Apple Cinnamon Cake with Cream Cheese Icing | cookinginmygenes.com
I won’t lie to you, this Apple Cinnamon Cake is a commitment to make but the ingredients come together so easily and once the cake is done and iced, it’s SO worth it!

Apple Cinnamon Cake with Cream Cheese Icing | cookinginmygenes.com
I hope you enjoy this cake as much as I do – I absolutely LOVE the apple and cinnamon combination with the creaminess of the icing, it’s seriously addictive. Also this cake is quite amazing for breakfast accompanied by a cup of coffee!

Apple Cinnamon Cake with Cream Cheese Icing | cookinginmygenes.com
Until the next baking adventure,
Jess

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  1. Justine | JustineCelina.com

    February 20, 2018 at 10:32 am

    What a lovely recipe! And I think I spotted those glasses on my last Anthro run? They’re stunning and they punctuate the cake so beautiful. Gorgeous!

    Reply
    • Jess

      February 20, 2018 at 7:43 pm

      Thanks for the recipe & photo love Justine! And you got it, those glasses are definitely Anthro – I couldn’t resist 🙂 Those glasses are my new favourite glasses to CHEERS with!

      Reply
  2. Leanne | Crumb Top Baking

    February 16, 2018 at 4:16 pm

    That cream cheese icing looks so tempting! I request a carrot cake every year for my birthday, so I know I would enjoy an apple cinnamon cake too!

    Reply
    • Jess

      February 16, 2018 at 8:05 pm

      I have a hard time not eating a couple spoonfuls of icing whenever I make this cake! And if you love carrot cake, you’d definitely love this cake too – many similar flavours!

      Reply
  3. Cathy

    February 16, 2018 at 11:09 am

    Couples with birthdays close together seem to run in my family, too! My parents’ birthdays were just a day apart. Two of my three kids have birthdays within a week of their spouses. One of them is the same day as my mother’s.

    Your cake looks delicious! Happy birthday!

    Reply
    • Jess

      February 16, 2018 at 2:46 pm

      Wow Cathy, lot’s of multi-birthday celebrations! Runs in my family too 😉 Thanks for the recipe love too & birthday wishes!

      Reply
  4. Scott

    February 13, 2018 at 7:49 pm

    Love this recipe! My favourite birthday cake by far!

    Reply

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