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    Home » Recipes » Baking

    Easy Apple Loaf Cake

    Published: Sep 12, 2022 · Modified: Sep 23, 2022 by Beth Sachs · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases · 6 Comments

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    An easy apple loaf cake recipe with a sweet caramel drizzle!

    Tart seasonal Bramley apples contrast delightfully with the sweet caramel sauce, which is used as a drizzle but also in the cake batter too! The walnuts add a lovely crunch.

    Bramley apple loaf cake with a caramel drizzle.
    Moist Apple Loaf Cake

    This is a simple all-in-one apple loaf cake recipe using a tin of caramel sauce for sweetness.

    The apple cake is moist, sticky, and dense, just how apple cakes should be, and is the ultimate flavour and taste of Autumn!

    👩‍🍳 Love Bramley apples? Try my easy Eve's pudding recipe too!

    Jump to:
    • ✔️ Why you'll love this recipe!
    • 🛒 Ingredient notes
    • 🔪 Instructions
    • 💭 Expert tips
    • 🍴 Serving suggestions
    • 📖 Variations
    • 🥡 Storage
    • ❓ Frequently asked questions
    • 😋 More easy loaf cake recipes
    • Recipe
    • 💬 Comments

    ✔️ Why you'll love this recipe!

    Here's why this is the best caramel apple loaf cake!

    • An easy apple cake recipe.
    • Uses tart Bramley apples.
    • All in one method.
    • Sweet caramel glaze using tinned caramel.
    • Freezer-friendly.

    🛒 Ingredient notes

    Ingredients for apple loaf cake.
    • Apples - 2 Bramley apples or other tart cooking apples, peeled and chopped into small pieces. Swap with eating apples such as Granny Smith apples if you have a sweet tooth!
    • Butter - softened salted butter is lovely with the caramel sauce, but use unsalted if that's all you have.
    • Sugar - light brown sugar (or muscavado sugar). You can use caster sugar too, but your batter wont be quite as dark.
    • Eggs - 3 large eggs at room temperature.
    • Flour - white plain flour is used in this cake recipe but wholewheat flour can also be used instead.
    • Baking Powder - the raising agent for the loaf cake.
    • Caramel - I use tinned caramel sauce (Carnation caramel also known as dulce de leche), but any caramel sauce can be used. Some of it is needed for the drizzle, but most is needed for the cake batter.
    • Walnuts - adds a crunchy topping. Swap for pecan nuts or leave them off altogether.

    🔪 Instructions

    The recipe card with ingredient quantities and detailed instructions can be found at the bottom of the post

    One: Preheat the oven to 180c (160 fan/ Gas 4) and grease and line a 2lb loaf tin with non stick parchment paper.

    Two: Place the butter, sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, and 200g of caramel sauce into a large mixing bowl and beat until all ingredients are combined. You can use an electric mixer too.

    Three: Fold through the chopped apple and pour the cake batter into the loaf tin. Bake for 30 minutes then remove the cake from the oven and cover with foil. Return to the oven and bake for a further 20-25 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.

    Four: Allow the cake to cool, then remove it from its tin onto a cooling rack and drizzle the top with 2 tablespoons of caramel sauce (thinned to a drizzling consistency with a drop of water). Sprinkle over the walnuts and serve.

    Step by step photo instructions for making apple loaf cake.

    💭 Expert tips

    • Mix the cake ingredients together BEFORE peeling, chopping, and adding the apple to prevent the apple from turning brown.
    • Make sure the baking powder is in date to ensure a good rise.
    • Use a loaf cake liner to save time.

    🍴 Serving suggestions

    Serve the apple bread for Afternoon tea or a tasty after-school snack with a cup of tea or glass of milk. It's robust enough to take on Autumn picnics too.

    You can also serve thick slices of apple cake for dessert with cream, custard, or honeycomb ice cream!

    Apple loaf cake on a wooden board.

    📖 Variations

    • Add a teaspoon of cinnamon or mixed spice to the cake batter for a warming spice flavour. Vanilla extract could also be used.
    • Chopped walnuts can be added to the cake batter as well as the topping (75g roughly chopped).
    • Use sweet eating apples such as Pink Lady or Gala apples for a sweeter flavoured loaf cake.
    • Dried fruit such as raisins or chopped apricots would be a nice addition.
    • Add a crumble topping to the loaf cake rather than the caramel drizzle.
    • Flavour with orange zest or lemon zest for a citrussy zing.

    🥡 Storage

    Store: The apple loaf cake will keep in an airtight container or cake tin for up to 4 days.

    Freeze: It can be frozen minus the caramel glaze. Wrap the cooled cake in cling film (plastic wrap), then a layer of foil, and freeze for up to 3 months. Defrost at room temperature before adding the caramel drizzle and walnuts.

    ❓ Frequently asked questions

    Should you keep apple cake in the fridge?

    Avoid storing the cake in the fridge as it may dry out. Apple cake should be stored in an airtight container at room temperature.

    What can I do with a glut of Bramley apples?

    Here are a few ideas!
    1. Apple Crumble
    2. Baked Apples
    3. Apple Muffins
    4. Apple Pie Bars
    5. Apple Flapjacks
    6. Stewed Apples
    7. Eve's Pudding
    8. Apple Sauce

    😋 More easy loaf cake recipes

    • Blackberry Loaf Cake
    • Blackcurrant Loaf Cake
    • Lemon Curd Loaf Cake
    • Marzipan Loaf Cake
    • Madeira Loaf Cake
    • Golden Syrup Loaf Cake
    A slice of Bramley apple loaf cake.

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    Recipe

    Caramel apple loaf cake on a wooden board.
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    Easy Apple Loaf Cake

    An easy apple loaf cake recipe with tart Bramley apples and a sweet caramel drizzle!
    Course Baking, Cake
    Cuisine British
    Keyword apple loaf cake, bramley apple loaf cake, easy apple loaf cake, moist apple loaf cake
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 50 minutes
    Total Time 1 hour
    Servings 8
    Calories 403kcal
    Author Beth Sachs
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    Equipment

    • Kitchen Scales
    • Chopping Board
    • Vegetable Peeler
    • Knife
    • Mixing Bowl
    • Wooden Spoon
    • 2lb Loaf Tin
    • Baking Paper

    Ingredients

    Metric - US Customary

    For the apple cake

    • 175 g Salted Butter softened
    • 200 g Caramel Sauce from a tin
    • 50 g Light Brown Sugar
    • 3 Eggs large
    • 175 g Plain Flour
    • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
    • 2 Bramley Apples peeled and chopped into small pieces

    For the caramel drizzle

    • 2 tablespoon Caramel Sauce
    • 1 teaspoon Water
    • 3 tablespoon Chopped Walnuts

    Instructions

    •  Preheat the oven to 180°c (160 fan/ Gas 4/ 350F) and grease and line a 2lb loaf tin with non stick parchment paper.
    • Place the butter, sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, and caramel sauce into a large mixing bowl and beat with a wooden spoon until all of the ingredients are combined. You can use an electric mixer if you prefer.
      175 g Salted Butter, 200 g Caramel Sauce, 50 g Light Brown Sugar, 3 Eggs, 175 g Plain Flour, 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
    • Fold in the chopped apple and pour the cake mixture into the prepared tin.
      2 Bramley Apples
    • Bake for 30 minutes then remove the cake from the oven and cover with foil. Return to the oven and bake for a further 20-25 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
    • Allow the cake to cool, then remove it from its tin onto a cooling rack and drizzle the top with 2 tablespoons of caramel sauce (thinned to a drizzling consistency with a drop of water). Sprinkle over the walnuts and serve.
      2 tablespoon Caramel Sauce, 1 teaspoon Water, 3 tablespoon Chopped Walnuts

    Notes

    Expert Tips:
    • Mix the cake ingredients together BEFORE peeling, chopping, and adding the apple to prevent the apple from turning brown.
    • Make sure the baking powder is in date to ensure a good rise.
    • Use a loaf cake liner to save time.
     
    Variations:
    • Add a teaspoon of cinnamon or mixed spice to the cake batter for a warming spice flavour. Vanilla extract could also be used.
    • Chopped walnuts can be added to the cake batter as well as the topping (75g roughly chopped).
    • Use sweet eating apples such as Pink Lady or Gala apples for a sweeter flavoured loaf cake.
    • Dried fruit such as raisins or chopped apricots would be a nice addition.
    • Add a crumble topping to the loaf cake rather than the caramel drizzle.
    • Flavour with orange zest or lemon zest for a citrussy zing.
     
    Storage:
    Store: The apple loaf cake will keep in an airtight container or cake tin for up to 4 days.
    Freeze: It can be frozen minus the caramel glaze. Wrap the cooled cake in cling film (plastic wrap), then a layer of foil, and freeze for up to 3 months. Defrost at room temperature before adding the caramel drizzle and walnuts.
     
    Nutrition:
    The nutritional information provided is approximate and is calculated using online tools. Information can vary depending on various factors, but we have endeavoured to be as accurate as possible.
     
    Nutrition Facts
    Easy Apple Loaf Cake
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    403
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    22
    g
    34
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    12
    g
    75
    %
    Trans Fat
     
    1
    g
    Polyunsaturated Fat
     
    3
    g
    Monounsaturated Fat
     
    6
    g
    Cholesterol
     
    108
    mg
    36
    %
    Sodium
     
    271
    mg
    12
    %
    Potassium
     
    125
    mg
    4
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    49
    g
    16
    %
    Fiber
     
    2
    g
    8
    %
    Sugar
     
    11
    g
    12
    %
    Protein
     
    5
    g
    10
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    661
    IU
    13
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    2
    mg
    2
    %
    Calcium
     
    59
    mg
    6
    %
    Iron
     
    2
    mg
    11
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Comments

    1. Joy

      September 12, 2022 at 2:38 pm

      5 stars
      Moist and easy apple cake recipe. A great use for Bramley apples.

      Reply
    2. Kathleen

      September 12, 2022 at 3:07 pm

      5 stars
      Oh my deliciousness! Apples, caramel in a moist and fantastic bread. I'm in!

      Reply
    3. Sandhya S

      September 12, 2022 at 3:22 pm

      5 stars
      Easy peasy Apple recipe to use up all the apples from my tree. I am going to enjoy this apple cake with a drizzle of custard.

      Reply
    4. Carrie Robinson

      September 12, 2022 at 3:53 pm

      5 stars
      I could go for a slice of this right about now! 🙂 That caramel sauce looks amazing.

      Reply
    5. Beth

      September 12, 2022 at 3:54 pm

      5 stars
      I can't wait to make this! Everyone else goes crazy for pumpkin spice this time of year, but for me, it's apples!

      Reply
    6. Tayler

      September 12, 2022 at 4:08 pm

      5 stars
      We are going apple picking this weekend so I am definitely saving this recipe to make. It looks incredible and I can't wait to try it!

      Reply

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