Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2009

Steven, I made this cake loaf exactly as it is written here, using McIntosh apples. This is such an easy recipe to make, and oh my gosh the fantastic flavor! Just exactly the right combination of ingredients and ratios. Probably the only special note I can make for this review is that I chopped the apples quite finally due to the quite small amount of batter. I'm going to finish using up my apples using only this recipe and fresh some delicious Grandma's Fresh Apple Cake for the upcoming cold winter days. Thanks very much for a real keeper!

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Mrs. Snell

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Home Town: Findley Lake, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2009

This is a keeper! The only changes I made was using 1/2 white sugar and 1/2 brown plus adding a splash of vanilla along with shredding 1/2 the apples and chopped the other 1/2. I went with the dates instead of the raisins. The cake was so moist and flavorful. I took it to work and everyone enjoyed it.

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kelleymania

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Reviewed: Sep. 10, 2009

I don't know what's wrong with mine but my cake looked ugly. It looked like apple crisp rather than a cake. Far away from the photo. The top was dry out, crispy. I checked the recipe twice and found nothing wrong. I use recipe from this site so many times but never happened like this. Taste good, no doubt. And freeze well. Maybe bcos my apples not chopped enough.

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Lia

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Reviewed: Aug. 27, 2009

great tasting recipe!i omitted the raisins and nuts as i didn't have any at hand. and i used melted butter instead of margarine which gave the cake a pudding like texture and served it with creme anglaise - it was a hit with the kids! one just needs to remember that there is moisture in apples too!

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Reviewed: Aug. 19, 2009

I followed the recipe very closely. The only changes were adding about 1/8 a cup brown sugar in place of that amount of white sugar. Also I refrigerated it overnight before baking it so added a couple minutes to the cooking since it was going in cold. The texture was good so I don't think the sugar or coolness of the batter effected anything. I felt it was a little bland and not quite sweet enough. Maybe a drizzling of a cinnamon glaze would kick up the flavor and add sweetness.

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Summer

Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Living In: Carrollton, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 30, 2009

Thank you for posting an apple cake recipe that does not list cake mix as one of the ingredients. I was really worried when I mixed in the flour with the egg/sugar/oil as it started to resemble cookie dough, not cake batter. The apples however solved that problem once I added them. Overall this was easy to make and came out beautifully. Thanks for sharing!

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Orihime

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Reviewed: Jul. 27, 2009

Very easy to make but great result.Very moist and light. Dusted it with icing sugar when cold and it made a great birthday cake. Thanks a lot, will do it again.

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Julie

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Reviewed: Jul. 15, 2009

Excellent, moist cake. My apples were ones I had frozen from last fall. I just coarsely chopped them, and used half the sugar (brown) that was called for as the apples were very sweet.

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Reviewed: May 19, 2009

This cake was delicious. I got nervous because before I folded in the apples (I didn't dice the apples, I grated them) the batter was so thick like a stiff cookie dough, so I thought I messed up, but once I added the apples it was perfect. I made a few slight changes. Like another poster, I added 1/2 brown sugar and 1/2 white sugar. I also subsituted 2 egg whites for the one egg. Lastly, I made a crumb topping and added a glaze over top of that. It was SO good! This is a keeper. The cake was dense, yet nice and moist. Wonderful!

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AnneShirley

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Reviewed: Apr. 2, 2009

It is moist and really good. I've shredded 3/4 of the apples and cut the remaining into cube. I also added some nutmeg to it. I love the fracgant of the cake.

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SHERRIEN

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Reviewed: Mar. 17, 2009

This cake was a GREAT low-fat recipe that satisfies the sweet-tooth (especially for my Mother who has been trying to watch her weight lately). The cake came out more the consistency and texture of a heavy loaf bread rather than a light & fluffy cake, but it was still very moist and very tasty (I doubled the recipe & used a bundt pan). My Mother raved about it and asked for the recipe to hand out at work!

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Reviewed: Mar. 13, 2009

OMG - this was too good. Glad I gave most of it away before i even tasted it. I would have downed it all. I omitted the raisins and nuts, and added more apple than it called for. Also made them in muffin form with whole wheat flour. They didn't look pretty, but they tasted AWESOME! DELISH!

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Luv2Bake

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Reviewed: Feb. 13, 2009

This cake does have more of a bread type texture. It is similar to banana bread, but with the apple taste. With that being said, it is still absolutely delicious. I made this for my 9 year old daughter's birthday by her request. I doubled the recipe and it fit a 10 inch round cake pan perfectly. My daughter wanted Spongebob Squarepants on top of her cake so I made some cream cheese frosting for decorating. The frosting complimented the spicey apple taste of this cake wonderfully. Everyone ranted and raved about how good the cake was! I even had to make another batch of it the next day because my husband wanted more. This time I baked it in a loaf pan and skipped the frosting. It was still a HUGE hit! I'm definitely keeping this in my recipe box and I am sure it will be used very often. Thanks for the great recipe!

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Goldana

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Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2009

I came here all ready to give this recipe a poor review, because it absolutely fell apart for me. I threw the remnants in a pie dish and still served it, slightly angry about the mistake. Of course, when it was time to eat, I realized just how incredible this recipe is. The cake was utterly delicious, topped with the Caramel IV sauce, the gourmands in my house were in heaven. I do not even like apples, and I could not find a single fault with the cake. I added vanilla, and I took out the nuts. But that was it for alterations.

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Jules

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Reviewed: Dec. 4, 2008

Wow this cake/bread is wonderfully delicious! I can't believe how easy it was to make & it didn't last more than two days in my house! Didn't change a thing except for leaving out the raisins. Thanks so much, I will be making this for years to come!

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Carrieh82

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Reviewed: Nov. 25, 2008

I liked the recipe, but it was way to sweet for me. I would probably add only 2/3 of the sugar next time.

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Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2008

Tasty apple cake recipe! We substituted splenda for the sugar and used dates instead of raisins. It was the first time I made apple cake and I enjoyed it. We will probably make this again.

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Daniel den Hoed

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Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2008

Yummy.

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Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2008

this is my first ever review of a recipe....iv tried many recipes here and so far nothing has motivated me to write a review except this one...its sooo good!!!! i doubled the recipe and added a teaspoon of vanilla extract and used brown sugar instead of white. it came out unbelieveably good. moist and rich and not overly sweet....everybody should try this recipe.

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Reviewed: Oct. 22, 2008

This is delicious - very moist and flavorful. CHANGES: I shredded the apples, used half brown sugar and half white sugar, used half whole wheat flour and half white flour, used dates (no raisins and no nuts). ADDITIONS: added a pinch of nutmeg, some artificial butter flavor, 1 tsp. of vanilla. I also added a crumbly topping made of flour and sugar with some butter cut in. Next time I might decrease the amount of sugar by a little.

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