Moist Fresh Apple Bundt Cake
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This apple bundt cake is the perfect fall treat. Cinnamon sugar apple slices are layered between a dense and moist butter cake. Made with fresh apples and simple ingredients like all-purpose flour, milk, butter eggs, and more, it comes together easily. I like to top it with powdered sugar!
This Cinnamon Sugar Apple Bundt Cake is the perfect fall or winter dessert! It’s soft, tender, and filled with layers of cinnamon-sugar apples throughout, making every bite taste a little like apple pie in cake form. Even better, you don’t need a mixer to make this easy apple bundt cake!
Can’t you just imagine cozying up by the fire with a warm slice of homemade apple bundt cake? Cinnamon and apples are one of my favorite flavor combinations, especially when the weather starts to get chilly. This bundt cake recipe for fall or my easy skillet-baked apple crisp with oats are two of my go-to easy fall desserts.
Like most of my homemade cakes and cupcakes, this homemade cinnamon sugar apple cake is simple to throw together, but baking it in a Bundt pan makes it look extra special. Once it’s cooled, dust the top with powdered sugar or drizzle it with a brown butter glaze for an extra delicious finishing touch.
Best Apples to Use While Baking
I recommend using any of the following types of apples- fuji, braeburn, honey crisp, granny smith, or gala apples. Really any combination of those works great in this recipe. I personally tested and baked this with a mix of honeycrisp and granny smith because I like a combo of sweet and tart. I used granny smith with gala apples in my cinnamon apple pie (with a whiskey twist), so you can’t really go wrong with any of these!
Apple Slicing 101
To make sure the apples bake evenly, peel and thinly slice them before adding them to the Bundt cake. Try to keep the slices as similar in size and thickness as possible. If some pieces are too thick, they may not have enough time to fully soften before the cake is done baking.
How To Make a Bundt Cake
Step 1: Preheat your oven to 350°Fahrenheit. Grease and flour a 12-cup bundt pan. I don’t recommend using a 10-cup bundt pan as that will be too small and the batter might overflow when baking!
Step 2: In a small bowl whisk together the cinnamon sugar mixture. Set aside.
Step 3: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
Step 4: Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and pour in the milk, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla extract. Beat until it is fully mixed and everything is combined.
Step 5: Layer the bottom of the bundt pan with a layer of batter (about 1½ cups of batter). Then add a layer of sliced apples. Sprinkle some cinnamon sugar mixture over top the apples. Repeat 2 more times, and then end with another layer of batter on top. You should have 4 layers of batter, and 3 layers of apples.
Step 6: Bake the apple bundt cake for about 1 hour and 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out completely clean. Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Run a knife carefully around the edges of the pan, and then invert it onto a cooling rack to cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar or glaze, and enjoy!
Bundt Cake Pans Need Some Extra Love
Before you start baking, make sure that you have greased and floured your bundt pan properly! I love this baking spray to grease the pan well, and then sprinkle with flour. You could also grease with butter or crisco. Make sure you don’t forget to grease and flour the center tube as well. My cakes always come out perfectly using this method!
I don’t recommend using anything smaller than a 12-cup bundt pan. There would be too much batter and it might overflow. This is the bundt pan I used.
Once the cake has finished baking, I recommend letting it cool for 10 minutes in the pan. If you flip it over right away it might be too soft and break apart. After 10 minutes, run a knife gently around the edges of the pan. Then invert it onto a wire cooling rack and it should come off easily.
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Moist Fresh Apple Bundt Cake
Ingredients
Cinnamon Sugar Mixture
- ¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar
- 2 tsp (1 tsp) cinnamon
Cake
- 4 cups (500 g) all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 2 cups (400 g) granulated sugar
- 4 tsp (4 tsp) baking powder
- 1 tsp (1 tsp) salt
- 1 cup (240 g) whole milk, at room temperature
- 1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
- 4 (4) large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 tbsp (1 tbsp) vanilla extract
- 4-5 (4-5) apples, peeled & thinly sliced
- powdered sugar, for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat to 350° F. Grease and flour a 12-cup bundt pan. Set aside.
- Mix together the granulated sugar & cinnamon. Set aside.¾ cup granulated sugar, 2 tsp cinnamon
- In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, salt.4 cups all-purpose flour, 2 cups granulated sugar, 4 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp salt
- Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in the milk, butter, eggs, and vanilla. Beat well until fully mixed.1 cup whole milk, 1 cup unsalted butter, 4 large eggs, 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- Layer the bottom of the bundt pan with a layer batter, about 1½ cups of batter. Then add a layer of sliced apples. Sprinkle some cinnamon sugar mixture over top the apples. Repeat 2 more times, and then end with another layer of batter on top. You should have 4 layers of batter, and 3 layers of apples.4-5 apples
- Bake for about 1 hour and 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow it to cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Run a knife carefully around the edges, and invert onto a wire cooling rack to cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar or glaze & serve.powdered sugar
Notes
- I used this brown butter glaze to top my cake, you could also dust it with powdered sugar.
- Store the cake in an airtight container for 3-4 days. You can freeze slices of the cake for up to 3 months in a freezer-safe container. Just let the cake defrost overnight in the fridge before serving.
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AMAZING!!!
So happy you loved it!!
I could eat this glaze with a spoon 😛 so yummy my mom and I loved it