Cinnamon Sugar Maple Apple Cakes

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I saw this recipe in a Donna Hay cookbook a while ago and thought to myself, that looks good I should make that – I really wish I hadn't waited so long to make this as I think it is hands down one of the best recipes I've ever made.

It's super easy i.e. throw it all in a mixing bowl and stir, and it is so so tasty! These little cakes are like the love child of a cinnamon doughnut and a maple apple muffin — sugary crust outside, tender spiced apple inside. They're so delicious it's hard to stop at 3 let alone 1! Trust me, you MUST try this recipe as soon as you can.

Cinnamon Sugar Coated Maple Apple Cakes (with Maple Syrup & Apples)

Recipe by Donna Hay

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 cups self raising flour, sifted
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 250g butter, melted
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 4 eggs
• 6 red apples, peeled and grated
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon, extra
• 1 cup caster sugar

Method:

Preheat oven to 180 degrees celcius. Put the flour and sugar in a large mixing bowl and stir to combine. Add the butter, brown sugar, maple syrup, eggs and grated apple and mix to combine. Spoon into well greased bundt tins and cook for 20mins or until cooked when tested with a skewer. To make the cinnamon sugar mix the extra cinnamon and caster sugar in a bowl and set aside. When the cakes are cooked, turn them out immediately and coat in the cinnamon sugar. Serve warm.

The original recipe says to spoon into 12 x 1 cup capacity bundt tins, however I had a mini bundt tray which worked just as well, probably cuter! That meant that rather than 12 cakes I actually got about 28 mini bundt cakes, about the size of doughnuts.

This recipe is one of my all-time favorites — and once you try them, you'll understand why.

Enjoy! x

Love apple desserts? Try our Caramel Apple Upside Down Cake with Crème Anglaise for another cozy autumn treat.

Tools for This Recipe

Nordic Ware 12-Cup Muffin TinView product ↗KitchenAid Artisan Series 5 Quart Tilt Head Stand Mixer with Pouring Shield KSM150PS, Passion RedView product ↗Watkins All Natural Pure Vanilla ExtractView product ↗

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