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Easy Oatmeal Apple Cake Recipe

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This Easy Oatmeal Apple Cake is a wholesome and flavorful treat featuring tender oats, warm pumpkin pie spice, and fresh grated apples. Topped with a crunchy pecan streusel, this cake combines wholesome ingredients and a moist texture, perfect for breakfast or dessert.

Ingredients

Batter

  • 1 ½ cup rolled oats (makes 1 ½ cup + 2 tablespoons oat flour)
  • ½ cup white whole wheat flour
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs, room temperature
  • ⅓ cup butter, melted and slightly cooled
  • ½ cup maple syrup (or brown sugar)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup buttermilk, room temperature (or ½ cup milk plus 1 teaspoon lemon juice or white vinegar)
  • 2 apples, grated (about 1 ½ cups)

Streusel Topping

  • 1/3 cup rolled oats
  • ¼ cup white whole wheat flour
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • ½ cup pecans, roughly chopped
  • 3 tablespoons butter, melted

Instructions

  1. Prep: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease an 8×8-inch cake pan and line it with parchment paper, leaving about an inch overhang on both sides to help remove the cake easily after baking.
  2. Make the streusel: In a medium bowl, combine oats, flour, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and chopped pecans. Drizzle melted butter over and stir (or use your hands) until evenly moistened and clumping into small clusters. Set aside.
  3. Prepare dry ingredients: Place rolled oats in a high-powered blender or food processor and grind into a fine oat flour. In a large mixing bowl, combine the oat flour with white whole wheat flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir well to evenly distribute.
  4. Prepare wet ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, melted butter, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and buttermilk. Using a box grater or the grating blade of a food processor, grate the apples and stir them into the wet ingredients without removing the juice.
  5. Combine batter: Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in the wet mixture. Gently fold together using a spatula, taking care not to overmix to keep the cake tender.
  6. Assemble and add streusel: Pour the batter into the prepared pan and evenly crumble the streusel topping over it, gently pressing it into the batter.
  7. Bake the cake: Bake for 37-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool for 15 minutes in the pan before using the parchment overhang to lift the cake out and slice.
  8. Serve: Optionally, drizzle with cream cheese glaze or almond butter for added richness and flavor.

Notes

  • To make buttermilk substitute: combine ½ cup milk of choice with 1 teaspoon lemon juice or white vinegar; let sit for 5 minutes before using.
  • You can make oat flour by grinding rolled oats in a blender or food processor until very fine.
  • For extra flavor, consider adding a cream cheese glaze made by mixing cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, and a splash of milk.
  • Store any leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or refrigerate for up to a week.
  • This cake is delicious served warm or at room temperature and pairs well with coffee or tea.

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