Glazed Honeycrisp Apple Fritter Cake.

This easy Glazed Honeycrisp Apple Fritter Cake will become an autumn favorite. Made with melted butter, brown sugar, apple butter, yogurt, and lots of cinnamon, this cake is stuffed with cinnamon and vanilla-tossed apples and frosted with a quick, salted-vanilla glaze. Enjoy the warm smells of fall while this cake bakes away. It’s the ultimate fall treat; prepare to become obsessed!

Desserts in the fall are just better, and this cake is the perfect example. I’ve been excited to share this for weeks, but I’ve been waiting for just the right Friday in September to share it. Today’s launch of our Apple Cider candle felt perfect!

If you haven’t yet done so, be sure to order your apple cider candle! They’re already almost sold out!

When I was younger, I didn’t eat apple fritters or apple cider doughnuts. My family did, however, do a lot of apple picking in upstate New York. We’d pick up buckets and buckets of New York apples, and my dad and I would eat them all.

I remember them being so delicious. Heading to western New York in the fall to pick apples is something I miss about living in Ohio.

Every time we’d head out to the apple farms, their farm stands would be selling their sweet treats. From doughnuts to fritters to heavily glazed apple cakes. They had it all! And while we’d never pick up anything but apples, those memories inspired this cake! The best way to describe this is like an apple fritter but in cake form!

These are the details

Step 1: make the cake batter

It’s a simple batter made with melted butter, brown sugar, apple butter, yogurt, vanilla, and eggs. Then, the usuals: flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Mix this all up in a bowl; nothing fancy is needed.

Step 2: the apple filling

I used up Honeycrisp apples and chopped them up. Then mix the apple bites with brown sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla and toss them together in a bowl.

I love to leave the skin on my apples. The skin provides more flavor and fiber! If you prefer, you can remove the skin, but around here, there’s no time for that!

Step 3: the layers

Now, layer the cake batter with the apples. Start with 1/2 batter on the bottom, then one layer of apples, the remaining batter, and then add the remaining apples on top to finish.

Now bake into a sweet sheet cake. The smells from the oven will be the sweetest autumn scents, so wonderful and cozy.

Step 4: the vanilla glaze

For the glaze, mix powdered sugar with warm milk, vanilla, and a pinch of sea salt.

Ice the cake while it’s still warm. This ensures the glaze melts into every inch of the cakes, seeping into all those crannies!

If you’re heading out apple picking this fall, make this easy apple fritter cake.  Serve with coffee, hot cocoa, or even a steaming mug of cider. It’s a fall delight! And make sure the candles are burning. You’ll certainly have created the perfect autumn experience!

Looking for apple recipes? Here are a few ideas: 

Brown Butter Apple Blondies with Cinnamon Maple Glaze

Haunted Pumpkin Patch Margarita

Cinnamon Crunch Apple Butter Soft Pretzel Knots

Salted Maple Apple Tarte Tatin with Cinnamon Pumpkin Seeds

Cinnamon Spiced Apple Fritters with Vanilla Coffee Glaze

Baked Cinnamon Sugar Apple Cider Doughnut Holes

Easy Cinnamon Sugar Apple Cake

Lastly, if you make this Glazed Honeycrisp Apple Fritter Cake, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And, of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!