1,055 apple cake recipes

Hawaiian cake starts with a yellow cake mix base topped with a cream cheese pudding layer, crushed pineapple, chopped nuts, maraschino cherries, and flaked coconut.

No-egg applesauce cake with cocoa, warm spices, raisins, and nuts. Three cups of hot applesauce replace the eggs and most of the fat for an incredibly moist, spiced sheet cake.

Low-fat cocoa spice cake made with applesauce instead of oil, egg whites only, and a hint of cinnamon. A lighter chocolate cake that still bakes up moist and satisfying.

Old-fashioned applesauce cake: applesauce and oil keep it moist and tender, warm cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg give it autumn spice, and raisins and nuts add chew. An easy one-pan cake.

Pennsylvania Dutch cake-and-custard pie: a soft cake batter and a spiced applesauce-molasses custard poured into one crust bake into two distinct layers, finished with a coffee glaze. A clever heritage dessert.

Apple cheddar shortcake layers cinnamon-spiced apples between two sharp cheddar biscuit rounds, finished with whipped cream. A sweet-savory New England-style dessert that plays on the classic apple pie pairing.

Fat-free apple coffeecake skips the butter and yolks: skim milk, egg whites, and corn syrup keep it tender and moist, with sliced apples and cinnamon sugar baked across the top. Brunch without the guilt.

A rustic pie-cake hybrid loaded with diced apples and pecans, baked in a pie plate and served warm with rum butter sauce and whipped cream.

Bavarian apple cheesecake with a buttery shortbread crust, creamy vanilla filling, warm cinnamon apple slices, and sliced almonds. A stunning fall dessert that combines two classics into one showstopping cake.

Easy one-layer chocolate cake made with melted unsweetened chocolate, applesauce, and pecans. Dense, fudgy, and finished with a simple dusting of powdered sugar.

A basic puff pancake (Dutch baby) baked in a hot skillet until it billows up dramatically with crisp, golden edges and a custardy center. A quick, showy brunch from a simple batter of eggs, milk, and flour.

Baked apple pancake with cinnamon-sugar sliced apples beneath a simple egg batter, baked until the edges are golden and crisp. A one-pan breakfast for the whole family.

Any fruit coffee cake layers a tender butter cake with cooked fresh fruit (apples, peaches, apricots or blueberries) and a walnut crumb top. Endlessly adaptable bakery-style coffee cake.

Puffed apple pancake: a dramatic oven-baked Dutch baby studded with cinnamon-caramelized apples. Pours flat, emerges with golden billowing edges and a custardy center. Breakfast theater in one skillet.

An autumn cheesecake with cinnamon graham cracker crust, creamy vanilla cheesecake center, and a topping of cinnamon-sugar apples and toasted pecans. The flavors of apple pie meet New York cheesecake.

Friendship starter applesauce cake spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves. A sourdough-style cake with deep apple flavor and optional nuts or raisins.