Delicious homemade Apple Walnut Cake is a crowd favorite and is the perfect addition to your fall or Thanksgiving dessert menu. It’s perfect year round, but is especially tasty in Fall when apples are in season!
It’s got a crispy top that’s drenched with a sweet, sticky brown butter glaze and it’s laden with firm, tart apple chunks.
It’s even got walnuts for an added crunch.
This delicious apple walnut cake has just the right amount of moisture and has no issues with being too dry.
It firms up a little when kept in the fridge, but you can slice yourself a piece and microwave it for 15 seconds to warm it a little.
Then you can serve it alongside a dollop of whipped cream or a scoop of ice cream. It’s like apple pie but not really. So so good.
Apple Walnut Cake Ingredients List
- 2 cups white sugar
- 225g butter
- 3 eggs
- 3 cups plain flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 3 cups sliced apples
Brown Butter Glaze Ingredients
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 cup cup icing sugar
- 6 teaspoons cream
Cooking Instructions for Homemade Apple Walnut Cake
- Preheat oven to 350F. Butter and flour a 10-inch bundt pan.
- Cream together the butter and sugar.
- Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition. Set aside.
- Sift together the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add to wet ingredients and mix well.
- Stir in vanilla, walnuts and apples. Mix well and pour into prepared pan.
- Bake for approximately 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Set aside to cool in pan for half an hour, before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely. Drizzle glaze over cake.
Cooking Instructions for Glaze
Melt butter in a small, heavy saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook 3 minutes or until butter begins to brown; remove from heat.
Add icing sugar and cream, stirring with a whisk until smooth. Drizzle glaze over cake.
Let stand until glaze sets.
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I want to try this but a few questions.
1. Did you peel the apples? How did you slice them (size)?
2. What is icing sugar? Is that like powdered sugar?
I didn’t peel my apples and finely diced them. I love having chunks in my cakes. Icing sugar is powdered sugar – it’s just the Australian term for it š Let me know how you go!
How much butter