So delicious! I was going to add the frosting - but I really don't think it needs it. I used really tart granny smith apples and it was perfect! I will definitely make this one again! Thanks

Beautiful! Wonderfully easy to make, and fabulous flavour! Many thanks for helping me to maintain my reputation as a cook.

Every single person that had this cake asked for the recipe. This cake is crunchy on top and moist in the middle. One of my friends said it was "the strangest, best cake" she had ever eaten. :-) I would highly recommend it!!! But, do be aware that you will need to spray a spoon with Pam to spread out the cake as it will be very, very thick when you pour it in the pan. It is much like a cookie dough, instead of a typical cake batter. After I poured mine in the pan, I dripped vanilla flavoring all over the top of it (maybe 3 tsp total) and everyone commented on the vanilla flavor to it. So, I guess that is something else you can add! :-) This cake came out perfect the very first time I made it!

Very good and moist cake.

I was looking for an easy recipe cake recipe for apples...and this is it! I edited the recipe as suggested by other reviewers...1Tcinn, 2tsp nutmeg, & 1tsp ground ginger. I had almost 6c of chopped apples so I made 1 1/2 times the cake part. I used 1c oil but next time will use 1/2 applesauce and 1/2 oil to make it a little more healthy. The baking time was about 1:10. I dusted the top with powdered sugar thinking the icing would make it too sweet. I will definately make this again in the near future.

This is one of the most delicious, moist cakes you will ever have. I followed suit of other reviewers and made the cake with healthier ingredients. I used non-sweetened applesauce instead of oil, 1% milk, and I only made half the frosting, using Neufchatel cream cheese. Even using the "lite" ingredients and less frosting, it was still creamy and decadent. It was so delectable everyone went back for a second piece, thus defeating the purpose of making it lite!

Delicious! I wonder if you could mess this recipe up. I used some apples off my tree, tart and delicious. I didn't have any powdered sugar so I used normal sugar for the frosting and it was still great. I just sort of ballparked the sugar conversion. I also just chopped the apples big and then noticed it said to dice them small. Oh well. It turned out so yummy and my family loved it. Now I'm just waiting to do some time on the treadmill before I make it again. Thanks for sharing!

Yummy! Made this for tea, and ended up with two beautifully browned loaves. I skipped the frosting, too. The cake was plenty sweet enough, and the crunchy top was a real crowd pleaser! I added a teaspoon of vanilla to the batter, but other than that I followed the recipe as written - and I'll definitely be making it again!

This was a great cake. I changed two things, I didn't use the cream cheese frosting, my famliy and I are not big on frosting and I used unsweetened applesauce in place of the oil. Using applesauce in most cake type recipes works well, it makes the cake moist and cuts the fat too and doesn't effect the taste, doesn't taste like you added applesauce. I will make this again.

a pretty good fresh apple cake. i upped all of the spices and added a few more, to make it more of a spice cake rich with apples. i also left off the cream cheese frosting; to me that would have been overkill. a simple dusting of confectioners sugar is all that it needs.

My grandmother made this cake for us grandchildren for many many years, but the REAL recipe is made with 2 cubes of butter not OIL, everything else is the same. It is not greasy.

Everyone ***loved*** this cake! It was so easy to make and so scrumptious. I do think that the cream cheese frosting, though delicious in itself, is overwhelming for this cake, although my son and aunt totally disagree with me. I plan on making this recipe very often.

This cake is FABULOUS! I cut the amount of frosting in half, which is PLENTY. For those of you who are like me, and insist on making everything healthier: I substituted half the flour with whole wheat flour, substituted half the oil for applesauce (which gave it a better lighter texture), and used low fat cream cheese. Also, I added about a cup of walnuts. EVERYBODY LOVED IT. EXCELLENT.

The whole family enjoyed this apple cake!! I altered it a wee bit.. I used 1 cup of sugar $ tsp. of stevia, olive oil & added raisins & walnuts. It was quite crispy on the outside & chewy on the inside. I also iced it with half the suggested amount. Will definately make again :)

I loved this cake! I changed it a little to make it a little healthier. I split the oil and used half olive oil and half applesauce. I also used baking Equal and egg substitute. I didn't use all of the conf sugar in the icing and only used half of the actual icing. But it turned out excellant and was awesome at breakfast with coffee. Thank you for a great recipe!

This cake was nice, loved the chunks of apple in the cake, but it wasn't AMAZING! Also, I cooked my cake for nearly an hour and although it looked and felt cooked from the outside (I did the test to check it was cooked, ie. press the cake and it should spring back), when i removed it from the tin it was pure goo in the middle. I had to put it in the microwave for 5 minutes. Then it was perfect. It really was a tasty cake but it just lacked something- more spice definately needed.