# Amish Apple Cake

This is a light and airy cake with pure apple flavor, requiring no spices.

- Total time: 45 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 cups apples
- apple cider vinegar
- flour
- baking powder
- salt
- room temp butter
- white sugar
- brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- real vanilla
- powdered sugar

## Instructions

1. Butter a cake pan.
2. Line the cake pan with parchment paper and butter again.
3. Slice 3 to 4 cups of apples (Honeycrisp is perfect).
4. Toss the sliced apples with a splash of apple cider vinegar.
5. In one bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt.
6. In another bowl, beat room temperature butter with white and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
7. Add 2 eggs to the butter mixture, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
8. Stir in a little more apple cider vinegar and real vanilla.
9. Add half the flour mixture and mix gently.
10. Fold in the rest of the flour mixture by hand.
11. Fold in the apples into the batter.
12. Press the batter into your prepared pan and smooth the top.
13. Sprinkle 3 tablespoons of sugar over the surface for a golden crisp crust.
14. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
15. Cool the cake.
16. Flip the cake.
17. Dust with powdered sugar.

## Equipment

- cake pan
- mixing bowls
- electric mixer
- skewer
- cooling rack

## Tips

- Adding apple cider vinegar to the apples prevents browning and adds a tangy depth of flavor.
- Fold in the remaining flour by hand for the perfect texture.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8kwEvKp/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/eefd8b33-1c0b-49ad-9b7f-4fb87f810282
- Extracted: 2025-08-13

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