Desserts & Baking

Shortcut Apple Fritter Cake
Prep Time:
15 mins
Cook Time:
15 mins
Bake Time:
25 mins
Cool Time:
1 hr
Total Time:
2 hrs
Servings:
18
Yield:
1 (9x13-inch) cake
  • Dress up a box of yellow cake mix with chopped apples, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
  • Before baking, top the cake with a mix of cinnamon and sugar. As it bakes, it melts into a crisp, crackly topping.
  • Finish the cake with a homemade powdered sugar icing.
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Ingredients

  • 2Tbsp.butter

  • 4mediumapples, cored and chopped (5cups)

  • 1/3brown sugar

  • 1Tbsp. + 2tsp.ground cinnamon, divided

  • 1/4tsp.ground nutmeg

  • 1/4tsp.salt

  • 1/2cupwater or apple cider

  • 2Tbsp.cornstarch

  • 1 (15- to 15.25-oz.) pkg.box cake vanilla or yellow cake mix

  • Water, eggs and oil needed for cake mix

  • 1/4cupsugar

  • 1/2cuppowdered sugar

  • 2 to 3Tbsp.milk

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Coat a 9x13-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.

  2. Melt butter in a extra large skillet over medium heat. Add apples, brown sugar, 1 Tbsp. cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Cook 8 minutes until softened. In a small bowl whisk together water and cornstarch until smooth. Add to the skillet, cook until thickened about 5 minutes more. Remove from heat.

  3. Prepare cake mix according the package directions. Dollop apple mixture in spoonfuls over cake batter. Lightly swirl with a butter knife. In a small bowl combine sugar and 2 tsp. cinnamon. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar evenly on top of cake.

  4. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in pan on a wire rack, about 1 hour.

  5. In a small bowl whisk together powdered sugar and enough milk to make it a drizzling consistency. Drizzle glaze on top of cooled cake.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)

1408Calories
14g Fat
308g Carbs
14g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe18
Serving Size1 slice
Calories1408
% Daily Value *
Total Carbohydrate 308g 112%
Dietary Fiber 6g 20%
Total Sugars 166g
Protein 14g 27%
Total Fat 14g 18%
Saturated Fat 7g 34%
Cholesterol 4mg 1%
Vitamin A 13mcg 1%
Vitamin C 4mg 5%
Vitamin D 0mcg 0%
Vitamin E 3mg 23%
Folate 246mcg 62%
Vitamin K 12mcg 10%
Sodium 2668mg 116%
Calcium 774mg 60%
Iron 8mg 42%
Magnesium 39mg 9%
Potassium 218mg 5%
Zinc 1mg 9%
Vitamin B12 0mcg 16%
Omega 3 0g

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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