Favorite Apple Cake Recipes

Whether you’ve just come back from the pick-your-own farm or grabbed a bag at the grocery store, make one of these apple cake recipes a new fall tradition.

Baking the first (or tenth) apple cake of the season is a much anticipated rite of fall around here. I’ve bundled together some of our favorite apple cake recipes over the years in case you need a little inspo. There’s nothing better than the aroma of baking apples and warm spices wafting around the house on a fall weekend!

Cinnamon Apple Coffee Cake

This is one of those simple apple cake recipes that looks like you went to so much trouble when…you didn’t!

Dutch Apple Cake

This cake with its crackly sugary topping and tender buttermilk crumb is about as perfect as it gets. As apple cake recipes go, this is one of the simplest.

Apple Butter Cake with Brown Sugar Buttercream

A golden apple spice layer cake with a fabulous brown sugar frosting (the hint of molasses is everything!)

Apple Cider Doughnut Cake

This fluffy apple bundt has been one of the most popular recipes on the blog, and it’s not hard to see why. This cake channels those utterly irresistible cider doughnuts from the pick-your-own farms, but in bundt-cake form.

Authentic Irish Apple Cake

This simple Irish farmhouse apple cake is delicious on its own, but the easy-to-make custard sauce just takes it over the top. You have to try it that way, it’s tradition!

Jewish Cardamom Apple Cake

This is it, the classic moist, chunky apple cake of your dreams. This bundt cake will feed a crowd.

Apple Fritter Bread

This is another simple-to-make cake that takes its cue from a beloved (fried) treat ~ apple fritters! I especially love loaf cakes for taking to the office, or stowing in a lunch bag to-go.

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Honeycrisp Apple Cardamom Cake

Crisp apples, buttery crumb, and fragrant cardamom combine for a lovely treat that’s perfect virtually any time of day. The book club will be impressed (and thankful.)

Mini Apple Spice Cakes

Adorable individual apple tart cakes elegant enough for a fall dinner party!

Apple Crumb Cake

Easy snack-able crumb cake bars are the best way to start a crisp fall morning!

Caramel Apple Bundt Cake

The combination of creamy caramel frosting and warm, spiced apple cake is unbeatable. This show-stopper of a cake would make a perfect centerpiece to a fall brunch or event, or a decadent afternoon tea-time treat.

Apple Cider Doughnut Loaf Cake

I adore this cake, it’s simple, homey, and makes the kitchen smell amazing. Hello Fall!

Apple Skillet Cake

This rustic cake is baked up right in your cast iron skillet!

Caramel Apple Sheet Cake

A different take on the caramel apple theme, this sheet cake is dense and rich, like a blondie, with a thick layer of caramel frosting.

Spiced Apple Cake

This classic loaf cake is made with rich apple butter and comes with a bonus nutmeg glaze!