A simple spice cake laden with fresh apples, this dessert can be made in no time. If guava jam is not easily found in your area, feel free to substitute plum, cherry or any preserves you have on hand. It's also a terrific brunch cake that begs for a great cup of coffee.
Ingredients
- 2 cups white sugar
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 4 cups Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and finely chopped (about 4 to 6 apples)
- 1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter and flour a 10-inch cake pan. Combine dry ingredients and set aside. Whip eggs until frothy, about 3 to 4 minutes then add oil and orange juice and mix thoroughly. Add dry ingredients and beat with whip at low speed until thoroughly combined.
Fold in apples and walnuts and pour into prepared cake pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour or until firm on top. Cover with aluminum foil if top gets too brown. Cool on rack 5 minutes, then invert onto rack and cool completely. Serve with guava cream cheese topping spread over the top.
Guava cream cheese topping:
- 1/4 cup guava jam
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
- 5 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
Mash all ingredients in a bowl with a fork until light and fluffy.
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By frinkeaa
on February 26, 2013
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The recipe calls for too many apples and therefore causes the cake to be really dense and too moist. The taste was alright but the outside of the cake was close to burnt and the inside of the cake was like a bread pudding.
By scwest68
Summerville, SC
on August 11, 2011
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Loved the recipe although I'd change a few things. I'd use 2 to 3 apples and maybe a bit less lime juice in the frosting. The volume of apples made the cake so moist that it fell apart and could not be sliced evenly. I also had trouble with the pan size. The cake spilled over in the oven. I should have used less batter and used my cupcake pan for the balance. I still got rave reviews in our United Way bake-off and my children loved it!
By ibbpok_10994984
Poughkeepsie, NY
on September 14, 2010
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I'm trying to connect with a reviewer named Aryn who made some changes to this recipe namely decreasing the amount of sugar to 1/2 C. & adding 1/2 C. of honey. She also only used 2 apples & baked it in a bundt pan for approximately 40 minutes. I don't have a 10 inch cake pan & would also like to bake it in a bundt pan. Would Aryn please respond to this & has anyone else who made it used a bundt pan. If so, how did it turn out? Thanks.
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