Teddie's Apple Cake

By Amanda Hesser

Teddie's Apple Cake
Jim Wilson/The New York Times
Total Time
1 hour 30 minutes
Rating
5(3,835)
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In a modern world of Cinnamon Hot Pockets and Pecan Pie Pringles, apple-picking is one of the few agricultural rituals we can all still get our hands into. This cake — a classic from 1973 — is a godsend to anyone who has overloaded at the pick-your-own orchard or overbought at the farmers’ market. Like many simple cakes, this one uses neutral oil that lets the fruit flavor come through, rather than show-offy butter.

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Ingredients

Yield:8 servings
  • Butter for greasing pan
  • 3cups flour, plus more for dusting pan
  • 1½cups vegetable oil
  • 2cups sugar
  • 3eggs
  • 1teaspoon salt
  • 1teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1teaspoon baking soda
  • 1teaspoon vanilla
  • 3cups peeled, cored and thickly sliced tart apples, like Honeycrisp or Granny Smith
  • 1cup chopped walnuts
  • 1cup raisins
  • Vanilla ice cream (optional)
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Nutritional analysis per serving (8 servings)

957 calories; 56 grams fat; 6 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 33 grams monounsaturated fat; 15 grams polyunsaturated fat; 108 grams carbohydrates; 4 grams dietary fiber; 66 grams sugars; 10 grams protein; 479 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 9-inch tube pan. Beat the oil and sugar together in a mixer (fitted with a paddle attachment) while assembling the remaining ingredients. After about 5 minutes, add the eggs and beat until the mixture is creamy.

  2. Step 2

    Sift together 3 cups of flour, the salt, cinnamon and baking soda. Stir into the batter. Add the vanilla, apples, walnuts and raisins and stir until combined.

  3. Step 3

    Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan before turning out. Serve at room temperature with vanilla ice cream, if desired.

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mjSVCA (Part 2 of 2)

...and the list.

RECIPES CALLING FOR 2 TO 2 ½ CUPS OF FLOUR USE:

4 (6x3x2-in.) mini-loaf pans
1 12-muffins tin (2 1/2x1 ¼-in. ea. muffin)
2 (8x4-in.) loaf pans
1 (9x5-in.) loaf pan
1 (10-in.) springform pan
1 (10-in.) tube, kugelhopf, or Bundt pan
2 (10-in.) deerback loaf pans
1 (9x13-in.) baking pan
2 (8x8-in.) baking pans
2 (9-in.) layer pans
1 (10-in.) fluted deep quiche pan
2 (8x12-in.) fluted baking pans
2 (3-cup) heart molds

Robert

I am SO OLD, I have this recipe snipped from the original 1973 NYTimes pasted onto a recipe card! Bar none - the BEST apple cake you'll ever make!

Catalina

And reduce the sugar to at least 1 1/2 cups. Way to much sugar, like many American cakes.

Lizzie

Spectacular! We’ve made this apple cake for two family birthdays now, and it was an absolute hit both times. The outside bakes up beautifully crisp and buttery, while the inside stays moist and dense in the best possible way. The raisins turn soft and jammy as the cake cools, adding the perfect little pops of sweetness. Serve it warm with vanilla ice cream, and if you want to go truly decadent, smear a little salted caramel on the plate first. Incredible. This one’s going into our permanent rotation.

Randy Richter

Is there such a thing as a perfect recipe? This might be it. No need for icing or a glaze - it’s magnificent. Make it and see. It cannot be improved upon when it is so perfect already. I would love to know more about Teddie and how this recipe came to be.

marie j

Came out delicious. Read all the comments and made these adjustments. Used 1 cup sugar and half cup brown sugar. Used 3 large golden delicious apples that came to almost 4 cups. Rubbed lemon zest in sugar and sprinkled lemon juice on cut apples. Substituted half cup oil with almond flour. Added ground cardamom with cinnamon. Baked for 60 mins in 9 by 13 inch pan. Perfection. Not too sweet.

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