Mmmmm…what pairs better with September than a CINNAMON APPLE PECAN CAKE?
My daughter requested an apple cake for her birthday, so I decided to take my FRESH APPLE CAKE and mix and match the frosting and batter just a bit.
This time, it’s a cinnamon cake with a cream cheese frosting on top.
Every single bite tastes like fall.
If you are looking for the perfect September recipe, here you go. Enjoy! xx
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Cinnamon Apple Pecan Cake
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: serves about 12 1x
Description
My daughter requested an apple cake for her birthday, so I decided to take my FRESH APPLE CAKE and mix and match the frosting and batter just a bit. This time, it’s a cinnamon cake with a cream cheese frosting on top. Every single bite tastes like fall. If you are looking for the perfect September recipe, here you go. Enjoy! xx
Ingredients
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- 1 stick of butter, melted
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- a pinch of salt
- 2½ tablespoons cinnamon
- 4 cups chopped apple pieces (I used Gala apples)
- 1 cup of pecan pieces, optional
- 1 (8 oz) package of cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups of powdered sugar
- a splash of milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray a 9×12 baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, stir together your melted butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla with a spoon. Set aside.
- In a second mixing bowl, whisk together your flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Slowly stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Stir in your chopped apple pieces and pecans.
- Pour your batter into your prepared baking dish and bake 35 to 40 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool completely before frosting.
- To make the frosting, beat your cream cheese, powdered sugar and milk together with an electric mixer. Add a bit more powdered sugar if your frosting is too thin or a bit more milk if it’s too thick.
- Spread frosting over cooled cake and serve.
- When not enjoying, keep refrigerated.
Jodi says
Looks yummy!
Debra says
This sounds delicious – going to use some of our apples to try this! Thank you for the recipe!
Kate says
I posted an earlier comment, wondering if an ingredient had been left out, the batter was pretty tough, hard to stir. Okay, the cake’s out of the oven and it’s very good, I had sneak a bite while it was warm!!
Mix and Match Mama says
The batter is certainly really thick! The apples release a lot of moisture when it bakes. I am so happy you made it and enjoyed it too!