German Apple Cake

German Apple Cake has chunks of fresh apple, lots of fall spices, crunchy pecans, and a thick layer of cream cheese frosting. This is one of the most delicious apple desserts you will ever taste so get ready for some fall baking!! Apples, along with sweet potatoes and pumpkin are what fall baking is all about for me. I’ve never been a huge apple pie fan but I love apples in other types of desserts like Caramel Apple Pound Cake, Crockpot Butterscotch Apple Crisp, and Frisky Apple Fritters. 

This German Apple Cake is everything you could want in a fall apple dessert. The cake batter, with lots of chunks of apple, cooks up super moist with just the right amount of spice flavoring. But undoubtedly the best part is the icing!!

German Apple Cake

Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 50 mins

Total Time 1 hr 10 mins

German Apple Cake has chunks of fresh apple, lots of fall spices, crunchy pecans, and a thick layer of cream cheese frosting. 

Course: Dessert

Servings: 16

Author: Christin Mahrlig

Ingredients

3 large eggs

2 cups sugar

1 cup vegetable oil

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

4 cups peeled and finely chopped tart apples, I use Granny Smith

1 cup chopped pecans

Frosting

1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened

2 tablespoons butter, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 tablespoon half-and-half or milk

2 cups confectioners' sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13-inch pan with cooking spray.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs, oil, and vanilla extract until completely combined.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and salt.
4. Read full recipes here >> spicysouthernkitchen.com/german-apple-cake/

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