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Apple Walnut Pie Cake

Don't want to deal with pie crust? Make this easy pie cake, using apples and walnuts.

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This apple walnut pie cake is a great everyday coffee cake or your Thanksgiving dessert option. Baked in 40 minutes from simple ingredients: flour, butter, brown sugar, egg, flour, spices, apples and walnuts.

I learned this easy pie cake recipe few years back, in a cooking school in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

photos showing how to core and dice a peeled apple
Quick and easy way to prep the apples.

I was in town to attend the opera festival (four nights, four operas under the stars, #bliss), but I also had some time to explore the Southwestern cuisine.

The cooking class was based on a cool cookbook called A Painter’s Kitchen: Recipes from the kitchen of Georgia O’Keefe by Margaret Wood. (Check it out here – it’s one of my favorites).

four photos showing steps to make apple walnut pie in one bowl, using butter, brown sugar, egg, flour, baking soda, spices, apples and walnuts
It all comes together in one bowl

Margaret lived with Georgia on her ranch for five years between 1977 and 1982, and was in charge of making meals for the famous painter.

She came by to say hello and assist the cooking instructor, and mentioned this pie cake was one of Georgia’s favorite.

four photos showing apple walnut pie batter being mixed in a bowl, added to a pie pan, baked finished cake and dusting with powdered sugar
9-inch pie pan is the ideal size

I love it too because it’s easy, quick and you’ll only need basic supermarket ingredients:

  • Apples – use firm, sour apples such as Granny Smith
  • Nuts – choose between walnuts and pecans, or use half and half
  • Flour – basic unbleached all-purpose flour
  • Brown sugar – for that subtle caramelized flavor
  • Spices – the always appreciated combo of cinnamon & nutmeg
This apple walnut pie cake is a great everyday coffee cake or your Thanksgiving dessert option. Baked in 40 minutes from simple ingredients: flour, butter, brown sugar, egg, flour, spices, apples and walnuts.
Dusted with powdered sugar and sliced, ready to be served.

The apple walnut pie cake is a great every-day coffee cake to have in your repertoire, but you can also whip it out for Thanksgiving, with a scoop of ice cream on top.

This apple walnut pie cake is a great everyday coffee cake or your Thanksgiving dessert option.

While you’re here, take a look at these other cakes:

Rocky Road Apple Chocolate Cake
Upside-Down Cranberry Cake
Blueberry Crumb Cake

Now you.

Have you been to Santa Fe? Do you like Georgia O’Keefe as much as I do?

Tell me in the comments.

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This apple walnut pie cake is a great everyday coffee cake or your Thanksgiving dessert option. Baked in 40 minutes from simple ingredients: flour, butter, brown sugar, egg, flour, spices, apples and walnuts.

Apple Walnut Pie Cake

  • Author: Michal Martinek
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 40 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: Serves 6–8 1x
  • Cuisine: American
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Easy coffee cake made in a pie pan and using diced apples and walnuts. Great for everyday or on Thanksgiving.


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Ingredients

  • 8 tablespoons (½ cup/113 g) softened unsalted butter, plus extra to grease pie pan
  • ¾ cup (107 g) packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup (150 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 2½ cups (270 g) peeled, diced firm apples (such as Granny Smith)
  • ½ cup (60 g) chopped walnuts or pecans
  • 2 tablespoons hot water
  • Ice cream (optional)
  • Powdered sugar (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F/180 C degrees. Grease a 9-inch round pie pan or a 9-inch square baking pan with butter or spray with oil to prevent sticking.
  2. In a large bowl combine the butter, sugar and egg. Whisk until blended.
  3. Add the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and nutmeg, and mix to combine.
  4. Stir in the apples and walnuts, then add the hot water, and mix.
  5. Transfer the mixture to the pie pan, spread evenly over the bottom and smooth out the top.
  6. Bake in the oven until golden brown on top, about 35–40 minutes.
  7. Let cool on a kitchen counter. Slice and serve dusted with powdered sugar or with ice cream.

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  1. Kelly says

    08.19.2019 at 5:45 pm

    Looks amazing! Can’t wait to try it Michal!

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  2. Alexis says

    09.05.2019 at 8:09 pm

    Ooh, can’t wait to try this!

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