Mostly apples cake from Snacking Cakes: Simple Treats for Anytime Cravings (page 53) by Yossy Arefi

Ingredients

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Notes about this recipe

IdleExpatter on May 16, 2026

Yummmmmmmmm. Added the suggested, optional maple-coffee glaze (after I took the picture) and it was absolutely delicious.
eatswhilestanding on March 03, 2026

Used pink lady apples, and substituted some of the flour with whole wheat flour. Accidentally doubled the baking soda, but still turned out okay just a little off
Buttercups on February 16, 2026

Flavorful spices with soft chunks of apple. I topped with the maple coffee glaze. Stayed moist. Delicious with coffee in the morning.
eatswhilestanding on January 19, 2026

Great flavor. Used McIntosh apples. I checked it at 32 minutes and it was actually overdone, dark brown along the edges. Will check at about 25 minutes next time
et12 on November 25, 2025

Tried this recipe after recently making the pear version of the cake, it was equally delicious, quick to make and a good way to use up spare apples.
DeeinMI on November 20, 2025

Big hit at my house.
gootenbeez on November 16, 2025

Delicious and easy as usual. I added an extra apple. I made the suggested maple coffee glaze.
mjblanchard on November 05, 2025

Our favorite fall cake, and always a hit. Even better if you top with the maple coffee glaze and extra toasted pecans for some more texture.
Ducksinarose on October 26, 2025

I used rum instead of whiskey. This was delicious. My mom thought this was dry but I thought it was incredibly moist.
Lyssquee on March 02, 2025

Did a half recipe in a 5 inch springform, and included a drizzle of the maple coffee glaze as recommended. Super tasty, we used Envy apples (we had them) and they worked great. I did not skip the espresso and the whiskey, and they really added a depth of flavor. As with this entire book, the win is that it's one bowl and my 3 year old can easily help. :)
Pandan on October 24, 2024

I made this super spontaneously because my two year old wanted to bake a cake and I just opened up the book to the first recipe we had the ingredients for. We reduced the sugar a little bit and used three small apples because my son insisted on cutting another apple with his kids knife: :) The cake still held together and tasted good even with a little bit less walnuts.
NicoleBrown on September 19, 2024

A big hit in my house! We have so many apples right now. I keep looking for ways to use them up! Love that the recipe is one bowl. Whipped it up quickly in my kitchen aid. I skipped the whiskey & instant espresso. Used the 9” round cake pan. I also skipped walnuts because I knew my kids wouldn’t help eat it otherwise. 35 minutes was perfect baking time.
averythingcooks on July 07, 2024

I agree with some other comments...not sure it is actually "mostly apples" & not sure it is better than the Dorie Greenspan "Marie Helene cake" BUT it came together quickly and the cakey part is moist & delicious! I used spiced Jamaican rum in place of the whiskey & I also added the optional espresso powder. Half of this is going to my father-in-law (who will be thrilled!) and the 1/2 staying here won't last long :)
Skamper on July 04, 2024

This was very good. I subbed an equivalent amount of penzeys pie spice for the cinnamon and nutmeg. also used splenda brown sugar blend, which may have resulted in slightly less rise, but tasted great, and I liked the ratio of apples to cake.
Astrid5555 on December 11, 2023

This is a delicious apple cake for a cold afternoon, not mostly apples though, not even when using two big apples instead of 2 small ones. Perfect snacking cake to bring to the office.
FromScratch on November 11, 2023

Actually better after a day or two. Doubled the cinnamon and it wasn't too much.
ldyndiuk on October 30, 2022

This wasn’t really “mostly apples” as described - there’s a good bit of cake between the apples. The flavors weren’t as strong as I had hoped, but we’re having no problem eating the whole thing in 24 hours.
eliza on September 06, 2022

A good simple cake. I used apples from my friend’s tree, actually a cross between a crab and a regular apple, skin on, and it took about 10-12 of them to make the 2 cups. The spicing is excellent. I will try the maple coffee glaze as suggested to top the cake(update: did this glaze very sweet, complemented the cake) About 340 fan for 35 min worked well in my oven. While this was nice, I have other apple cakes I like better.
ChelseaP on July 08, 2022

Gone in a day it was that good!
anya_sf on March 20, 2021

Simple, delicious cake that is tender, moist, and fluffy, sweet enough for dessert, but not too sweet for breakfast. I couldn't taste the optional whiskey and espresso powder, but imagine they added background notes; the overall spice blend was very nice.
Jane on February 15, 2021

I liked this a lot. I made it with dark muscovado sugar so there were nice toffee undertones. Dorie Greenspan's Custardy apple squares are more of a 'Mostly apples' cake than this but this was more cake-like. I served it with the Crème fraîche whip which made it more of a dessert than a snacking cake.
Lepa on December 10, 2020

This won't replace my favorite apple cake (Dorie Greenspan's Marie Helene cake) but it is easy and tasty.