- I made Ina Garten’s fresh apple spice cake, her most fall-friendly dessert.
- The cake features Granny Smith apples, rum-soaked raisins, cinnamon, nutmeg, and pecans.
- I ate the cake with ice cream and caramel drizzles and absolutely loved the warmth of its flavors.
From her delightfully bright breakfast cake to her “outrageous” brownies, Ina Garten always delivers a delicious dessert — I’ve even ranked them.
But as temperatures began to dip, I wanted to find a sweet recipe that truly embodied autumn. And when I stumbled on Garten’s fresh apple spice cake, I knew I had to try it.
Garten demonstrated the cake on an early episode of “Barefoot Contessa,” revealing she used to make it at the Hamptons food store that helped launch her cooking career.
“We used to have all kinds of cakes like this out on the bakery counter, and you could come buy a whole cake but you could also buy a piece,” she said. “It’s not fancy, just really delicious and earthy, and you always want to come back for more.”
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