Apple Cinnamon Cake

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

  (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 3 tbsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp. sea salt
• 4 large eggs
• 1/2 cup canola oil

  or avocado oil
• 1/2 to 1 cup half-and-half

  (I used one cup)
• 4 cups Honey Crisp apples

  diced and peeled – Honey Crisp preferred, but any apples will do (I used two very large Honey Crisp apples which yielded about 5 cups apples)
• 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese softened
• 1/4 cup salted butter

  softened, (1/2 stick)
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 16 oz. powdered sugar
• 1 tbsp. granulated sugar

  for topping, optional
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon

  for topping, optional

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 350º.
• 2 Combine granulated sugar, flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt together in a
  large mixing bowl.
• 3 In a separate bowl combine, eggs, oil and half and half.
• 4 Add liquid mixture to dry mixture and stir well.
• 5 Add apples last and stir by hand with a wooden spoon to combine.
• 6 Spray a 9×13” glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• 7 Spread batter in baking dish.
• 8 Bake at 350º for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out
  clean.
• 9 Cool cake completely before adding Cream Cheese Frosting.
• 10 Beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl until
  smooth.
• 11 Add powdered sugar about ¼ to ½ cup at a time, while continuing to beat icing
  until smooth.
• 12 Spread over top of cooled Apple Cake.
• 13 Optional: Combine granulated sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
• 14 Stir to combine and sprinkle evenly over the cream cheese frosting.
• 15 Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Nutrition Info