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Apple Spice Loaf Cake

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Apple Spice Loaf Cake - Full of flavor and easy to make, this cozy apple spice cake filled with apples, walnuts and warm spices, will become a staple in your fall baking! | ButtercreamBlondie.com

Are you ready for Fall baking? Today’s post is a good one guys! We’re kicking off the season with my go-to Apple Spice Loaf Cake, and I’m so excited to share it with you! To start off, this is one of those cakes that I truly wish I could just hand you through the screen. It’s one of those easy bakes that’s perfect for dessert, a little snack, or even breakfast, and it’s full of warm flavors that just scream Fall!

One of the highlights of this recipe is how simple it is to prepare. Whisk everything up in a bowl – I usually do it by hand, but feel free to use a mixer if you prefer – and pop it into the oven. About ten minutes into baking, your house will smell like an apple cinnamon love fest. Now I’m about ready to make it again!

Apple Spice Loaf Cake - Full of flavor and easy to make, this cozy apple spice cake filled with apples, walnuts and warm spices, will become a staple in your fall baking! | ButtercreamBlondie.com

Obviously the apples are the highlight of this cake, but I love the walnuts in it too. They lend that crunch factor to the cake, and all the spices and brown sugar add major flavor. Of course I had to add a little bourbon, which ups the cozy factor even more, and it just plays so nicely with the cinnamon and cloves..

As soon as you take it out of the oven, you know it’s going to be good! Do you see how it gets slightly crisp on the top? That’s exactly what you’re looking for. 

Apple Spice Loaf Cake - Full of flavor and easy to make, this cozy apple spice cake filled with apples, walnuts and warm spices, will become a staple in your fall baking! | ButtercreamBlondie.com

You will probably find yourself staring at it like I did – waiting, and waiting for it to cool down so you can take a bite. It feels like torture waiting for it to cool, but it’s always well worth the wait. I love no-fuss bakes like this that work for anything and everything. Feel like a mid-day snack? This will do the trick. Want to bake something special for brunch? This always gets rave reviews. Cake that passes as breakfast? Sign me up!

And my favorite is to serve it warm with a scoop of ice cream. 

You may want to break out the caramel sauce too. Just putting that out there!

As you can tell, it’s definitely one of those recipes that once you make it, you’ll find yourself always going back to because it always delivers! I hope you guys give this one a try and remember to keep sharing your bakes with me over on Instagram! 

Happy baking! xo 

Apple Spice Loaf Cake - Full of flavor and easy to make, this cozy apple spice cake filled with apples, walnuts and warm spices, will become a staple in your fall baking! | ButtercreamBlondie.com

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Apple Spice Loaf Cake

Apple Spice Loaf Cake

Full of flavor and easy to make, this cozy apple spice cake filled with apples, walnuts & warm spices will become a staple in your fall baking!

Ingredients

  • 1 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 tsp. salt
  • 3/4 tsp. baking soda
  • 2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 3/4 tsp. cloves
  • 1/2 tsp. allspice
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup oil
  • 2 tbsp. bourbon
  • 1 tsp. vanilla bean paste or extract
  • 1 and 1/2 cups peeled and diced apple - I use Granny Smith
  • 3/4 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a loaf pan with nonstick pan spray.
  2. In a medium size mixing bowl, mix together flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and allspice. Set aside.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, whisk eggs and sugars together until mixture gets lighter in color. You can do this by hand or with a mixer.
  4. Whisk in oil, bourbon and vanilla.
  5. Add dry ingredients and mix until combined. You will most likely have to switch from a whisk to a spatula, as the batter becomes quite thick once you add the dry ingredients.
  6. Stir in diced apples and walnuts.
  7. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and bake for 65-70 minutes, rotating once halfway through. Cake is dome when toothpick comes out clean.
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Apple Spice Loaf Cake - Full of flavor and easy to make, this cozy apple spice cake filled with apples, walnuts and warm spices, will become a staple in your fall baking! | ButtercreamBlondie.com

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  1. I’m following you on twitter and facebook and found you on pinterest.. The bourben apple spice is a wonderful chunky treat for the kids and elders. I usually makes this cake for my niece birthaday. thanks for sharing a delicious blog.

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    • I just made it with ww flour. Very happy with the results. Today I am going to try a mix of wheat bran and ww flour. I also substituted the oil for unsweetened applesauce and used Splenda brown sugar for all the sugar. Diabetic spouse. Loved the crust and the chunks of walnuts. Taste was awesome

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  3. Wanna share this spicy recipe with spicy friends. love the cake name first then recipe.
    I’m obsessed with cakes. They’re not overly sweet, they are a nice satisfying tea partner that can give you some energy.

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  4. I’ve made this bread half a dozen times already. I live in the heart of apple land (the Yakima Valley in Washington State) and this was just what the Dr. ordered for my “apple a day”. Thanks! Oh…and the neighbors are really liking the loaves I keep bringing over to pay them back for all the apples they’ve been giving me.

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  9. Yum!! To be honest I like my toast slathered with butter and strawberry preserves, but I certainly would not mind bourbon butter!!

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  17. If I’m craving sweet, then it’s butter and a little vanilla sugar. If its a salty kind if day, I put a roasted pepper spread and sprinkle with some feta!

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  22. I love this apple cake & will be trying it this weekend. Normally I like butter and jam on my toast, but I really like the sound of bourbon butter!

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  64. This looks delicious!!! My favorite toast topper is a toss up (gotta love alliteration) – pear butter with peanut butter, or butter and vanilla bean honey. Swoon. Toast is the best!

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  65. Def going to be making this bread! I love peanut butter, letting it melt, and then putting bananas on my toast

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  69. I will never get tired of putting peanut butter on my toast, I LOVE IT and its even better when the peanut butter starts to melt a little from the warm toast!!

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  77. I love to put Irish butter on toast. A second favorite is a tie between cinnamon sugar and apple butter. Lovely.

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  121. Bischoff spread. I think the yummy gingery goodness of this spead would be awesome on this bourbon apple bread. Acutally, I can’t wait to make this for Sunday breakfast and try it out.

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  132. This bread looks perfect and so delicious. Four loaves! Too bad I live all the way over here and you there. I’m always giving away goodies. I’ve made some extra friends because of that.

    I’ve been smearing pumpkin butter and strawberry balsamic jam on my toast lately.

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  133. I love to spread pumpkin puree on my toast, with a sprinkle of cinnamon and a drizzle of honey. Or for a savory spread, tomato paste is delicious, too!

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  149. Dear Blondie,
    You amaze every time I stop by here, and its not just amazing recipes and stunning pictures but overall cleanness about your blog and gorgeous presentation. You’re my aspiration in getting better at blogging, just letting you know 🙂
    I don’t want to enter the competition but I’m a big fan anyways so the facebook and twitter was checked a while back 😉
    And also wanted to add…
    Toast+Nutella is better then anything I know 🙂
    Sending Best Wishes
    Little Housewife

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  151. I dont think I would bother putting anything on it. It looks so yummy & scrumptious just as it is. Just reading all the ingredients, I cant imagine covering them up with anything else!! I would love to have that beautiful toaster. I couldnt put a slice in the one I have from Walmart 🙁

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  157. I was already following your “I Can’t Believe It’s Vegan” board, but hadn’t checked out all of your boards. I’m now following several more.

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  161. Hmm…. depends on the toast. I love honey butter on popcorn bread, homemade jam on just about anything, pb and bananas on a toasted pita…

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  168. Whoa, what fantastic apple cake! So dense and yummy…and I love that you’ve added a bit of booze 🙂

    Let’s see, I think plain butter is what I like best on my toast.

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  172. I love putting my home made jams on my toast. There is nothing like the fresh taste of home made jam! This is an awesome toaster! I would love to have it on my counter.

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  214. LAND O LAKES BUTTER only on toast. This bread recipe will be made this week with part of my 20#’s of apples just purchased.

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  228. I would toast cinnamon bread for breakfast to go along with my peppermint tea. Both would be consumed while reading the latest trashy novel and while all cuddled up in a cozy quilt by the fire. Maureen

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  241. I will be trying this wonderful-looking bread since I’ve got all these apples coming in via my CSA. And I would love to win that toaster! Looks cool. My favorite thing to spread on warm toast is butter + kosher salt.

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  245. I love a pile!!! of fruit jam on top of warm, buttered toast. Makes me feel like I am getting my “fruit” serving. Ha Ha. Not too sweet of jam, mind you. Then you really can’t taste the fruit. But just enough sweetness to bring out the flavor of the fruit, but not mask it as too much sugar does.

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  262. Well, gosh darned! I would like to put THIS butter on my toast! But this morning, I toasted some whole wheat wood fired sourdough and put Tahini and homemade blackberry jelly..have to say , YUM!

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