Here’s a beautiful, rustic, and delicious recipe for Classic Apple Cake (with Spiral Apple Top) — just like the golden, flaky, cinnamon-dusted cake in your image! This version features a tender cake base topped with thinly sliced apples arranged in a stunning spiral pattern, baked until caramelized and dusted with powdered sugar. Perfect for fall, holidays, or Sunday brunch.
🍎 Rustic Spiral Apple Cake
Simple ingredients, elegant presentation — this cake is as pretty as it is tasty.
📋 Ingredients:
For the Cake Base:
1 ½ cups (180g) all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
½ cup (1 stick / 113g) unsalted butter, softened
¾ cup (150g) granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
½ cup (120ml) whole milk
1 tbsp lemon juice(to prevent apple browning)
For the Apples:
3 medium apples(Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, or Fuji — peeled, cored, thinly sliced)
