Swedish Apple Cake

Here is a classic Swedish Apple Cake (Äppelkaka) — moist, buttery, and full of cinnamon apples. Perfect with coffee or vanilla sauce!


🇸🇪 Swedish Apple Cake

🍏 Ingredients

For the apples:

  • 3–4 medium apples (firm, tart)
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1–2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice (optional)

For the batter:

  • 1/2 cup (115 g) butter, melted
  • 1 cup (200 g) sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 1/4 cups (155 g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt
  • 3 tbsp milk or cream

Topping:

  • 1–2 tbsp pearl sugar or regular sugar (optional)
  • A few thin apple slices decoratively on top

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