You know what I love about this cake? It’s not perfect. In fact, this cake is downright kind-of messy looking! That craggly, cracked top makes it perfectly unique. It’s not your typical cake. It’s more like a cake crisp with plenty of apples.
How do you make a Chopped Apple Cake?
You’ll make a typical cake batter with plenty of fresh apple chunks mixed in. Walnuts are optional. I don’t like to add them because my family doesn’t like them, but if you’re into walnuts then please include them! The chopped apple cake batter is spread into a rectangular pyrex pan and baked. It’s natural for it to crack a bit on top because of the plethora of chunky apples and walnuts in there. But once it comes out of the oven, you’ll take a knife and do some poking around on top to get the cake ready for the topping.
How to make the Sticky Toffee Topping:
Butter and brown sugar are combined and brought to a boil. Heavy whipping cream is mixed in, and you’ll continue to simmer for about five minutes until the mixture thickens a bit. It will thicken even more as it cools. This is where all of the cracks in the cake come in handy. You’ll spoon the sticky toffee topping over the top of the cake. It’ll seep into the cracks and soak the cake with all of that gooey goodness.
You can see from a single serving that the cake becomes soaked with the toffee topping. It’s so gooey and wonderful!
This cake is so delicious on its own, but you can certainly add a dollop of freshly whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream to finish it off. If you’re looking for more apple dessert recipes, you might also enjoy my Apple Cranberry Crisp with Maple Whipped Cream or these Maple Apple Tartlets. Caramel Apple Cupcakes, Classic Double Crust Apple Pie and Amish Apple Fry Pies are great recipes starring apples too!
