Easy Apple Gingerbread Cake
This easy apple gingerbread recipe is a great way to enjoy apples year round.
There’s nothing like crisp fall apples and the smell of them cooking in the kitchen.
Easy Apple Gingerbread Cake
Easy Apple Gingerbread Cake is quick to make and always moist and delicious. Bake it as a snack cake or dress it up with a glaze.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 10 serving(s) 1x
- Category: Cakes
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup oil (vegetable, olive, grapeseed, canola…)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned in
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 tsp. ginger
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. cloves
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup Crosby’s Fancy Molasses
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- ½ cup boiling water
- 4 tart apples peeled and cut into 1/2 inch chunks
Instructions
- In a medium bowl whisk the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt.
- In another bowl whisk oil, molasses, brown sugar, egg, vanilla and ½ cup boiling water.
- Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and stir just until combined.
- Gently fold in the apples.
- Scrape batter into a greased and floured 9” round cake pan.
- Bake at 350 F for 45 minutes (or until a tester comes out clean)
Sharon Thompson
A good friend of mine served us this cake with warm lemon sauce and it was moist and delicious. I will definitely be making it! Thanks
Veronika
It was delicious and will make another cake right.
Super easy too. Thank you for this recipe.
Crosby Molasses
You’re very welcome. Glad you enjoyed!
J. Sloan
I made this today and it turned out great. The recipe was very easy to follow. I used heaping measuring spoons of all the spices because I like it spicy. It’s Fall in a cake pan and the house smells wonderful.
Marie
Great cake I have made it twice we love it
Crosby Molasses
Hi Marie, Thanks, glad you found a new favourite.
Lynn Gould
Made this cake today the smell while baking was amazing. This recipe is definitely a keeper enjoyed a slice with some whipped cream.
Crosby Molasses
Hi Lynn, The scent is definitely one of the many benefits of baking gingerbread. Glad you found a new fav.
Barbara Bernard
Made this Apple Gingerbread today. Soo delicious. The only thing I did different was cut the apples a little smaller. Tonight for dessert with Vanilla Ice cream or Whipped Cream. Either one will be good. Thanks for the recipe.
Marie
I made the apple ginger and molasses cake and it was a rousing success so thank-you i look forward to trying more of your recipes.
Karen
Thanks for the almost excellent recipe – I have been searching for a dairy-free gingerbread that uses oil for a long time! A volume measurement for the apple chunks would have been useful – apple shopping is challenging right now from my urban-dwelling, car-less, COVID restricted perspective. I used only 2 1/2 huge apples for fear of the pan overflowing (and, in retrospect, should have measured the volume myself for future reference) – the cake was great.
val
My son said that the gingerbread apple cake was the best cake he had ever had. It is easy to make and not too sweet. Delicious!
patty
I made this cake today and got raving reviews. It was delicious with whipped cream on top. Thank you so much for the recioe
Mae Baker-Westhaver
I just have to tell you that Crosby’s Molasses is the only brand I know. My father used it for everything. He even made his version of pancake syrup with it. He would pour about 1/4 cup in middle of plate and then add Cider Vinegar. He then stirred it together and put his pancakes on the plate. Actually it tasted real good. I started using Crosby’s molasses when I got married in 1963 and have used it for so many things ever since. I just love it. Thanks for all the recipes.
Crosby Molasses
Thanks Mae, it’s wonderful to read about your molasses memories.
Maryellen
Does this recipe freeze well?
Marie-Pierre Lessard
Sure!
Kathi Block
Flavourful and moist! Good for breakfast too! This is now one of my favourites.
Gay Richardson
I made this with 4 large court land apples. Way too much. I had to use 2 cake pans (35 minutes) but that’s O K. ? It is delicious and very light. Used Dream Whip on it and put one in the freezer.
Thanks. Can’t wait to make more of these recipes.
Louise Sgro
Excellent cake. Making it for Thanksgiving. Although there was a tip to use it the day it was baked, I found that it got more moist and delicious over the next 2 days. I left out the cloves, as the men in my family don’t care for it, and it was still wonderful.
Emily
Delicious and easy to make!
Cathy
I made this today, using Macintosh and Granny Smith, absolutely delicious! Can’t wait to try the Sticky Upside down apple gingerbread
Mary
Best ginger/apple cake I have ever made/eaten.
Thank you for these awesome recipes.
I have doubled the recipe and put it in a 9X12” pan
Just about to go into the oven!
Crosby Molasses
Hi Mary,
Thanks for the idea to double the recipe. Great to have more and it lasts so well.
Dorothy Anne Delorey
I made this today and it is awesome. So moist, taste like My Moms ginger cake.
Crosby Molasses
Hi Dorothy, Thanks, having it compared to someone’s mom’s cake is a great compliment:)
Kaitlyn
This was really tasty! I used a variety of apples the I just picked yesterday. The only thing I would change would be flouring the cake tin. I think a good spray of oil would have been enough to keep it from sticking, the flour left a bit of a chalky taste to the cake.
Crosby Molasses
Thanks Kaitlyn. I’m so paranoid about cakes sticking. But you’re right — cakes taste (and look) better without the added flour.
Shirley M.Donovan
Thanks for the recipes with Crosbys molasses. My mother always used molasses in her cooking. I have tried some of your recipes and have liked them
Shirley
Crosby Molasses
Hi Shirley, I hope that some of our recipes remind you of your mom’s.
Shirley M.Donovan
Thanks for all these recipes with Molasses, I have tried a few and loved them all.
Shirley
Pamela
My mother-in-law talked about an apple gingerbread her mother made but didn’t have a recipe for it. Like most recipes they were made from memory. I am going to try this to surprise her and bring back wonderful memories for her. Thank you for sharing.
Crosby Molasses
Hi Pamela, I love how recipes can bring back wonderful memories. I hope that you and your mother in law enjoy the gingerbread!
Lynda
My husband still uses Crosby’s molasses every morning on biscuits. I love the fall and cannot wait to make a lot of these recipes because they remind me of Mom and my childhood. Thanks
Crosby Molasses
Hi Lynda, I’m so pleased that these recipes bring back font memories. Enjoy!
Gillian V
There is a large section of wild ground not too far from us with quite a few different trees and bushes bearing fruit. Of course it is all windfall now, and I cannot identify everything that is there, but knowledgeable families could supply themselves for the winter: jam, jelly, compote, applesauce, and variations thereof.
Does your cake freeze? I shall have to try it very soon, but I plan on eating and not freezing?
Crosby Molasses
Hi Gillian, Now that is my dream…to have part of my yard devoted to fruit trees and bushes. I haven’t tried freezing the apple gingerbread but suspect that the texture of the apples would be off once thawed.
Ellie
My mom, rest her soul, used Crosby’s Molasses all her life. We ate it on bread, pancakes, toast and of course she use it in her baking. Now that she has passed away, I continue to use the Crosby’s Molasses in my home.
Crosby Molasses
Hi Ellie, I’m so pleased that molasses reminds you of your mom. I bet she had some wonderful old recipes.
alice C Cook
I love molasses, and I’m going to be sharing snack cakes and cookies and bars with hard workers for next six weeks
Crosby Molasses
Hi Alice, Lucky for the workers! I’m happy that we have lots of easy recipes for you to choose from.
Betty Ann
Thanks for the recipe.
Crosby Molasses
You’re welcome Betty Ann. I hope that you enjoy it.
Helene
We went apple picking on Saturday and they had Lobo and McIntosh ready at this time. Your cake looks so moist, would be good with a dollop of whipped cream.
Crosby Molasses
Hi Helene, Yes, the cake is really moist. Whipped cream would be a nice addition!
Grace
Do you know the name of the apples that had a slight tinge of pink veins in them. When I was a child we called them “snow apples” but I haven’t seen any for a long time. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Grace
Crosby Molasses
Dear Grace, I know exactly the apples that you mean. I always loved them too. I’m wondering if they’re melbas but will check with my mom and get back to you.
Crosby Molasses
> Hi Grace — I have been asking around about the apples with the red veins and the variety could be Macouin. My mom said we always got them when I was little but you don’t see them anymore. I believe that they’re related to MacIntosh apples
Leona
Red Astrachans sounds like Astricans
My grandparents had 3 trees in their orchard
Beth
There are several varieties of apples grafted onto one tree in my yard. One variety has the red veins, and I found a tag in the soil saying “Snow”. This could be the variety you mentioned. The apples are delicious – bright red and juicy.