Deliciously Classic Apple Cake

This old-fashioned apple cake with walnuts and coconut is moist and delicious. It’s baked in an angel food cake pan and infused with a warm, sweet glaze.

Recipe Details

Prep Time:
20 mins
Cook Time:
1 hr 15 mins
Additional Time:
1 hr
Total Time:
2 hrs 35 mins
Servings:
16
Yield:
1 10-inch cake

Ingredients

  • 3cupsall-purpose flour

  • 2cupswhite sugar

  • 1teaspoonbaking soda

  • 1teaspoonsalt

  • 1teaspoonground cinnamon

  • 1 ¼cupsvegetable oil

  • ¼cuporange juice

  • 3largeeggs

  • 1teaspoonvanilla extract

  • 1cupapple – peeled, cored, and chopped

  • 1cupchopped walnuts

  • 1cupflaked coconut

  • 1cupwhite sugar

  • ½cupbuttermilk

  • 6tablespoonsunsalted butter

  • ½teaspoonbaking soda

Cooking Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.

  2. Make the cake: Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a bowl. Make a well in the center and pour in oil, orange juice, eggs, and vanilla. Mix until well combined, then stir in apple, walnuts, and coconut. Pour into the prepared pan.

  3. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 75 to 90 minutes. Remove from the oven and poke holes all over cake with a chopstick.

  4. Immediately make the glaze: Bring sugar, buttermilk, butter, and baking soda to a rolling boil.

  5. Pour hot glaze over cake and let stand for 1 hour. Carefully turn cake out onto a serving plate.

Nutrition Facts

Full Nutrition Label
Servings Per Recipe16
Calories498
% Daily Value *
Total Fat
28g
36%
Saturated Fat
7g
36%
Cholesterol
12mg
4%
Sodium
292mg
13%
Total Carbohydrate
61g
22%
Dietary Fiber
2g
7%
Protein
4g
Vitamin C
3mg
13%
Calcium
24mg
2%
Iron
1mg
8%
Potassium
105mg
2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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