You’re going to love the combination of apples and chocolate! This recipe for a chocolate apple cake creates a dense, delicious dessert that is sure to please. And is unique enough that everyone will be wanting the recipe!
Why make this cake
Every once in a while you stumble onto a recipe that sounds delicious – but also unique and intriguing. This was one of those recipes for me. While I love chocolate cake – and I love a good apple cake I had never tried a chocolate apple cake.
And let me tell you – the delicious flavors with the walnuts really come together in this amazing recipe. It’s a moist, dense cake that will have you going back for a second slice!
Ingredients
Just a few simple pantry ingredients are needed to make this recipe. In fact, the only thing I needed at the store was the apples!
- chopped nuts (I chose Walnuts, but you can leave them out if you’re nutless.)
- Fresh Apples
- All-Purpose Flour
- Sugar
- Baking Soda
- Cocoa Powder
- Salt
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Allspice
- Eggs
- Vegetable Oil
Step by step directions
Follow along as I share with you how to make this chocolate apple cake whether you’re making it for fun or for a potluck to share with others.
- Prep: Preheat oven to 350˚ F. Grease a 9x13x2 inch pan.
- Batter: Sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, cocoa powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice. Beat in the eggs, oil and 1 cup of the apples in a large mixing bowl. Beat for 3 minutes on medium speed.
- Combine: Stir in the remaining apples and nuts. Pour into the 9×13 baking pan.
- Bake: Bake for 40-50 minutes in a preheated 350˚F oven. You will know it is down when a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake is clean.
Recipe Tips
Sifting the Flour: While I sometimes skip that step, in this recipe because of it’s moist composition, you’ll want to sift together the dry ingredients to guarantee an even batter throughout cake.
Beat for 3 minutes: It sounds like a long time, but you’ll find that the batter changes color as you mix, so make sure to set that timer and so that it is mixed well for those 3 minutes.
Types of Baking Apples: I prefer to use a more tart apple in my baking. Because of this my go-to are Granny Smith and most preferably Jonagold when they are in season.
More Delicious Apple Desserts
Chocolate Apple Cake
Ingredients
- 2 Cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 Cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 Cup cocoa
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- 2 eggs large
- 3/4 Cup vegetable oil
- 3 Cups apples diced and divided
- 1 Cup nuts finally chopped
Instructions
- Prep: Preheat oven to 350˚ F. Grease a 9x13x2 inch pan.
- Sift: Sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, cocoa powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice.
- Beat Together: Beat in the eggs, oil and 1 cup of the apples. Beat for 3 minutes on medium speed.
- Combine: Stir in the remaining apples and nuts. Pour into the baking pan.
- Bake: Bake for 40-50 minutes in a preheated 350˚F oven. It is done when a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
Comments & Reviews
Feel like something was missing from the ingredients. Batter was so thick it was hard to beat for 3 minutes.
It is a thick batter because the apples release their juices while baking. Beat as best you can. 🙂