Apple Cake

Editor's Note: Capture the taste of fall with this recipe for Apple Cake by Alton Brown. This cake recipe is easy to make and boasts a generous portion of apples in every slice. Although you can definitely serve this cake after dinner (just top with a scoop of your favorite vanilla ice cream), consider including it in your brunch menu for a truly decadent treat that everyone will love. As this recipe shows, you can never go wrong with dessert for breakfast! Don't be surprised if your brunch guests ask for second helpings, too.

Another really old recipe from the Brown family books.

Notes: Baker’s Joy is a spray lube that actually contains flour. So when some recipe (none herein, I hope) demands that you grease and flour, you can do it all with the push of a button. It’s the only manufactured pan release application I use in baking—and it’s especially good for Bundt pans, muffin tins, and any pan with hard-to-get spots. If you can’t get your hands on some, then there’s…

AB’s Kustom Kitchen Lube. Yep, make this stuff up right there at home. Just toss 2 cups of shortening into the ol’ stand mixer with 1 ½ cups of all-purpose flour and mix it on low, just until the shortening sucks up the flour. Then hike the speed up to medium to aerate it a bit for easy application. Store it in a resealable plastic container and use it to lube up anything and everything. It’s good on just about any type of pan.

Cooking MethodBaking

CostInexpensive

Total Timeunder 4 hours

Make Ahead RecipeYes

Kid FriendlyYes

OccasionBuffet, Buffet Meal, Card Night, Casual Dinner Party, Family Get Together

Recipe CourseDessert

EquipmentBaking/gratin Dish, Electric Mixer, Food Processor

MealBrunch, Dinner, Tea

Taste and TextureButtery, Fruity, Nutty, Spiced, Sweet

Type of DishCake, Dessert