Skip the frying and make this cake filled with the same comforting and delicious flavor as apple fritters.
A cinnamon sugar swirl runs through this tender cake studded with apples and flavored with cinnamon.
And an apple fritter is no apple fritter without its glaze, so dont skip it in this cake.
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Swirl the mixture using a butter knife making side-to-side and up-and-down motions.
Then use a gentle folding motion to bring some of the batter on the bottom up to the top.
This recipe was developed by Tricia Manzanero.
Greg Dupree, Prop Stylist: Claire Spollen, Food Stylist: Emily Hall
Ingredients
Cake
Baking spray with flour
1 3/4cups 1/4-in.
piecesGolden Delicious or Granny Smith apples (from 1 or 2 apples)
1tsp.ground cinnamon
3/4cup plus 2 Tbsp.
Coat a 13-by-9-inch baking pan with baking spray.
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Whisk in flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until nearly combined.
Fold in apple mixture.
Reserve 1/2 cup batter.
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Spread remaining batter evenly in prepared baking pan.
Dollop mixture all over batter, then dollop with reserved 1/2 cup batter.
Swirl and fold into batter using a butter knife.
Sprinkle top with remaining 2 tablespoons granulated sugar.
Let stand in pan on a wire rack until mostly cool, 1 to 2 hours.
Drizzle glaze over cake.
Let stand until glaze is set, about 10 minutes.
Let return to room temperature or gently reheat before serving.
