# Grandma Peggy's Apple Cake

A classic, moist apple cake made with fresh grated Granny Smith apples, walnuts, and coconut, finished with a warm, buttery buttermilk glaze.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs, room temp
- 1 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 2 cup grated unpeeled granny smith apples
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
- 1 tbsp confectioners’ sugar (optional)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 8 tbsp salted butter
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup buttermilk

## Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 325°F. Grease and flour a standard Bundt pan.
2. Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and 1 teaspoon of the cinnamon.
3. In the bowl of electric mixer fitted with paddle, beat the sugar, eggs, oil, vanilla, and orange juice until combined.
4. With mixer on low, add dry ingredients just until incorporated.
5. Fold in apples, walnuts, and coconut, then spoon batter into prepared pan and smooth the top.
6. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
7. Cool in pan for 15 minutes, then invert onto wire rack set over baking sheet.
8. Puncture the top all over with a skewer to create deep holes for the glaze to soak into.
9. For the glaze, combine the sugar, butter, baking soda, and buttermilk in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil.
10. Pour the hot glaze over the warm cake.
11. Combine the confectioners’ sugar with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon and dust over the top.

## Equipment

- electric mixer
- bundt pan
- wire rack
- baking sheet
- skewer
- medium saucepan

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1DnqH14xib/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Creator: 411K views · 121K reactions | The BEST apple cake you’ll ever make! 🍎✨
My Grandma Peggy passed down hundreds of her recipes to me, and this apple cake is one of her very best. 
Made with grated Granny Smith apples, fresh orange juice, walnuts, sweetened coconut, and a buttery buttermilk glaze, it’s the perfect apple cake! 
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INGREDIENTS:
Cake: 3 cups all-purpose flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1¼ tsp ground cinnamon (divided), 2 cups granulated sugar, 3 large eggs (room temp), 1¼ cups vegetable oil, 1 tsp vanilla, ¼ cup freshly squeezed orange juice (about 1 medium orange), 2 cups grated unpeeled Granny Smith apples (about 2 large apples), 1 cup chopped walnuts, 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut, 1 tbsp confectioners’ sugar (for dusting).
Buttermilk Glaze: 1 cup granulated sugar, 8 tbsp salted butter, ½ tsp baking soda, ½ cup buttermilk.

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat the oven to 325°F. Grease and flour a standard Bundt pan.
Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and 1 teaspoon of the cinnamon. In the bowl of electric mixer fitted with paddle, beat the sugar, eggs, oil, vanilla, and orange juice until combined. 
With mixer on low, add dry ingredients just until incorporated. Fold in apples, walnuts, and coconut, then spoon batter into prepared pan and smooth the top.
Bake for 1 hour 15-20 min, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. 
Cool in pan for 15 min, then invert onto wire rack set over baking sheet. Puncture the top all over with a skewer to create deep holes for the glaze to soak into. 
For the glaze, combine the sugar, butter, baking soda, and buttermilk in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil, about 4-5 min. 
It should be foamy and begin to turn light brown.
Pour the hot glaze over the warm cake. 
If desired, combine the confectioners’ sugar with the remaining ¼ teaspoon cinnamon and dust over the top. 
Let cake rest for at least 1 hr before serving.

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- Extracted: 2026-09-10

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