If Fall had a taste, it would be this Apple Cinnamon Pound Cake. This dense and buttery pound cake is packed with Granny Smith apples and swirls of warm cinnamon throughout. The smell is a comforting blend of sweet and spicy, like walking into a kitchen where someone’s been baking all day. It’s the kind of pound cake that pairs perfectly with a mug of hot tea or coffee, and it’s just as good for breakfast as it is for dessert.

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Apple Cinnamon Pound Cake Sliced and dusted with powdered sugar

As the leaves transform from vibrant greens to fiery reds and burnt oranges, and the air takes on a familiar crispness, it’s time to embrace the flavors that define the season.

And what better way to indulge in the essence of autumn than with a perfect fall dessert? Prepare to be whisked away on a culinary journey with the decadent Apple Cinnamon Pound Cake. This delectable creation epitomizes autumn bliss, with its tender crumb and tantalizing blend of aromatic spices. Whether you find yourself hosting a delightful gathering or simply yearning to cozy up at home, this cake promises to leave you swooning with every divine bite.

Ingredients For Apple Cinnamon Pound Cake:

Dixie Crystals Extra Fine Granulated Sugar
unsalted butter, room temperature
eggs
vanilla extract
all-purpose flour
baking powder
salt
milk
Granny Smith apples, peeled and grated
Dixie Crystals Light Brown Sugar
ground cinnamon

Ingredient amounts and entire recipe directions in recipe card below with print option!

How To Make Apple Cinnamon Pound Cake:

Preheat oven.
In a bowl of an electric mixer, combine sugar and butter until smooth.
Mix in the eggs and vanilla next.
Then, it is time to add the dry ingredients. Mix all of the dry ingredients (except for the brown sugar and cinnamon) together in a large bowl.
Add dry ingredients to sugar and butter mixture.
For this recipe, we’re grating the apples so that we get a bit of baked apple all throughout the cake.
Make sure to peel the apples and then grate them using a box grater or a food processor. (if you’re using a food processor, make sure to cut the apples off of the core as we don’t want apple seeds in our cake)
Combine the grated apple, brown sugar and cinnamon together and mix well.
Stir the apple mixture into the batter.
Pour batter into a prepared loaf pan and bake in pre-heated oven, about an hour.
Remove pound cake from oven and let cool completely.

I like to dust the top of the pound cake with powdered sugar just before serving.

Apple Cinnamon Pound Cake dusted with powdered sugar

Can I Just Chop The Apples Up Instead?

If you don’t have a box grater or a food processor, you can indeed just chop the apples into small cubes before mixing them with the cinnamon and brown sugar.

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