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    You are here: Home / Recipes / Desserts / Jewish Apple Cake

    Jewish Apple Cake

    BY: Courtney PUBLISHED: Jan 21, 2012 32 Comments UPDATED ON: Feb 4, 2018

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    Jewish Apple Cake

    You’d think that with me being pregnant I’d be craving cake and lots of it.  Well, it’s the total opposite!  I’m craving salty, sour, and spicy.  I can’t get enough of grapefruit lately.  I have been on a sour kick this week so I have a bunch of granny smith apples.  I was finally craving something a little sweet, so a cake that I used to have from a supermarket came to mind.  It was called Jewish Apple Cake, then they started calling it Grandma’s Apple Cake.  Either way, I absolutely love it!

    I found a recipe online and thankfully it was pretty close to what I remembered!  I added more apples and somehow added way too much OJ so I added a little flour to balance, and it turned out fine!  Phew! 🙂
    Have you ever tried this type of cake?  If you like apple pie this is basically it in a cake form.  Mmm throw a little ice cream on top and you’re set!

    So let’s get to the recipe.  Obviously like I stated I added a little more of things so this is slightly adapted.

    Jewish Apple Cake
    14 Servings – Slightly Adapted from allrecipes.com

    3 1/8 Cups Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
    1/2 Teaspoon Salt
    2 1/12 Teaspoons Baking Powder
    2 Cups White Sugar
    1 Cup Vegetable Oil
    4 Eggs
    2/3 Cup Orange Juice
    2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
    4 Apples, Peeled, Cored and Sliced
    3 Teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
    5 Teaspoons White Sugar
    1 Tablespoon Butter, Chopped

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    Grease and flour a 10in tube pan. 


    Jewish Apple Cake

    In a small bowl combine 2 teaspoons of the cinnamon and 5 teaspoons sugar, set aside.  In a large mixing bowl combine flour, salt, baking powder, 2 cups of sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, orange juice, vanilla, and remaining 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.  Mix well.

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    Pour half of the batter into the tube pan, and then half of the apples and some of the cinnamon mixture.  Repeat with the batter, apples, and cinnamon.  I swirled them around to distribute the apples more.

    Jewish Apple Cake

    Top with the chopped butter. 
    Place into the oven for 70-90 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with minimal crumbs. 

    Jewish Apple Cake


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    Family, Food, and Photography are Courtney's passions and you'll see all of that on this blog. She is happily married to her husband Chris and together they have two amazing kiddos!

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    1. Anne - Mommy Has to Work

      January 21, 2012 at 1:45 pm

      That looks great! I craved salty stuff with my son!

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    2. Maris (in Good Taste)

      January 21, 2012 at 2:08 pm

      Now I am craving this cake!

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    3. nicóle

      January 21, 2012 at 3:44 pm

      I’ve never had an apple cake before. That looks yummy.

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    4. [email protected]

      January 21, 2012 at 4:15 pm

      Yummy!

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    5. Canadian Mom Blogger

      January 21, 2012 at 6:20 pm

      That looks so good!

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    6. HilLesha

      January 21, 2012 at 6:42 pm

      Oh my!

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    7. Double Duty Mommy

      January 21, 2012 at 3:41 pm

      this sounds and looks amazing!!

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    8. Melissa

      January 21, 2012 at 9:28 pm

      That looks yummy

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    9. Donna

      January 21, 2012 at 7:02 pm

      I have got to try this for my hubby!

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    10. Pixie Deals

      January 22, 2012 at 10:17 pm

      That looks freakin delicious. I swear I gain 20lbs every time I come here 🙂 I love it

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    11. Laurie

      January 23, 2012 at 3:49 pm

      Ohhh this looks yummy, when I was pregnant with my twins I craved bacon and watermelon. Now one hates watermelon and one loves it, the other loves bacon and the other one will eat it but doesnt particularly care for it LOL.

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    12. Simply Being Mommy

      January 23, 2012 at 4:39 pm

      This looks absolutely delicious. Thanks for sharing the recipe so that I can try it.

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    13. April Decheine

      January 23, 2012 at 5:48 pm

      That looks so good, I never wanted sweets when I was pregnant but sour things like lemons and sprees!

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    14. Marcie W.

      January 23, 2012 at 8:25 pm

      I’m part Jewish and never got this enough, I believe it’s what we call Bobka(sp?)and it’s my mother’s favorite!

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    15. Wisconsin Mommy

      January 25, 2012 at 2:09 am

      That looks amazing – may have to put it on the list for this weekend’s breakfast!

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    16. Tammy

      January 25, 2012 at 12:12 pm

      It looks yummy and easy to make.

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    17. Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell

      January 25, 2012 at 2:31 pm

      That looks really wonderful! Your grapefruit craving reminded me that I craved oranges with one of my pregnancies! I couldn’t get enough!

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    18. Karen

      January 25, 2012 at 1:09 pm

      This looks delicious!

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    19. Kenda

      January 25, 2012 at 8:18 pm

      This looks amazing….especially since I’m dieting. But I’ll make it for the boys!

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    20. Cat Davis

      January 26, 2012 at 1:38 am

      That looks pretty darn good. I bet it would be great crumbled up like a bread pudding with a sauce.

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    21. That Bald Chick

      January 26, 2012 at 4:38 am

      I have GOT to try this!

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    22. Faith and Family Reviews

      January 26, 2012 at 5:05 am

      Oh yum!

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    23. Toni Patton

      January 26, 2012 at 7:05 pm

      MMM that sounds and looks yummy!

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    24. Zippy

      January 28, 2012 at 3:55 am

      I’m making this to bring to brunch at my brother’s house next week. Thanks for the recipe, it’s perfect for our get together.

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    25. ♥ Ty @ Mama of 3 Munchkins ♥

      May 08, 2012 at 12:17 am

      Yummy!

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    26. Jennifer Quirky Momma

      November 06, 2012 at 6:23 am

      This looks fabulous! My son would love this!

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    27. FireRunner2379

      December 04, 2012 at 1:43 pm

      My mom makes an apple cake similar to this and really like it. I am a big fan of apple pie, I like it with pecans and cranberries. Yours looks really good, thanks for all the photos, its helpful!

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    28. Robin {Mom Foodie}

      January 15, 2013 at 2:24 am

      Oooo… this looks YUMMY!

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    29. Lisa

      March 04, 2013 at 10:47 pm

      That looks really good!

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    30. Rachel

      June 10, 2013 at 12:20 am

      What makes this Jewish? Nevermind…who cares?…It looks yummy! I love apple cake and this one looks like a great one!

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    31. Nena Sinclair

      November 22, 2013 at 7:22 am

      This cake looks so delicious! I Pinned it to my Recipes board and I will definitely make it very soon! I love desserts with apples!

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    32. Lisa Hepburn

      April 19, 2014 at 6:04 am

      I made this cake and it was delish!! Very easy to make–no blender needed! However, my fan forced oven burnt the carmelisation on the last layer. To fix that, I’ll bake it @ 20 C lower temp for a about 70-80 mins or so next time. Thanks for this recipe! Everyone loved it and I’ll be making this again and again! Yum! Lisa

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