Old-Fashioned Apple Cake


A slice of butter cake topped with fresh apples is a welcome treat for breakfast or dessert. This one is lightly sweet and mixed by hand, with no frosting to prepare – simple baking at its best.

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​Old-Fashioned Apple Cake​

Inspired by a recipe from a vintage cookbook, this cake is topped with juicy slices of Golden Delicious apple. Brushed with melted butter and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar before baking, the apples lend fresh fruit flavor to the buttery cake beneath.

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