Spiced Apple Walnut Cake for Aggressive Holiday Fun | Sara's Kitchen Witchcraft

Because Sagittarius season means getting ready to Saggitate everyone lmao.

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So, I ended up buying another bag of apples because the apples I picked ended up going to like, thirty different things. Including just snacks, because fresh apples off them Rhode Island trees are the best thing on earth in the fall. But! I still wanted to make one delicious autumn dessert with apples that wasn't your standard apple pie, and I found this beautiful little recipe from the Food Network that came out pretty damn good—even though I really suck at making pretty cream cheese frosting. I did make some amendments, but those amendments I think made it quite nice for my flavor preferences, and I think you'll like it, too.

And this recipe is great, because whether you make it to shake things up during your fall festivities, or whether you use it just to have alongside your coffee and tea, it's the perfect recipe for getting into the swing of Sagittarius season with all the spices inside (and that fun friend, the Walnut!). We're looking at walnuts, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, and ginger, the five spices in this recipe, for the bulk of our magic, as those are the ones that not only keep bad times at bay, but boost the good times into great times.

Let's take a look.

Magic in Spiced Apple Walnut Cake

Now, while there are many things you could take a look at for magic here—the apples, the wheat, the vanilla, the allspice, even—but when we focus on something like walnut, which is all about abundance and fertility and celebration, as well as all these spices centered around passion, protection, ambition, success, and raw willpower, we get a blend of magical intent that's not just about "good luck." It's about creating your own luck, and really drinking up all the opportunity and optimism that comes with that. It's about getting that "can do" attitude.

With the influences of the Sun, Mars, and Jupiter, alongside nothing but pure fire for energy, there's nowhere for the energy to go but up. Optimism, grace, expansion, and power are all at the forefront, with nothing to tamper down the blaze or dim the light. This is the ultimate blend for that aggressive "I will enjoy myself no matter what" vibe, that take-the-holidays-by-the-throat vibe, that I think we all need this year.

Spiced Apple Walnut Cake

Prep time: 30 minutes

Cook time: 120 minutes

Makes 6-8 servings

Ingredients:

For Filling:

• 3 apples, peeled & diced

• 3 eggs, room temperature

• 3 (360g) cups all purpose flour

• 3/4 cup (165g) dark brown sugar

• 1 cup (340g) maple syrup

• 1 Tbsp vanilla extract

• 1 1/2 sticks of melted salted butter

• 1 cup (120g) chopped walnuts

• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda

• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder

• 1 Tbsp cinnamon

• 1 tsp nutmeg

• 1 tsp ginger

• 1/2 tsp allspice

• 1/2 tsp clove

For Icing:

• 8oz light cream cheese, room temperature

• 1-2 Tbsp vanilla extract

• 1/4 cup half and half

• 1 cup (130g) powdered sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. Dice your peeled apples and walnuts, then set aside.

3. In one bowl, combine butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and maple syrup. Mix until smooth.

4. In another bowl, mix dry ingredients and whisk them together.

5. Combine apples, walnuts, and wet and dry ingredients into one bowl and mix until a batter forms.

6. Grease the hell out of a bundt pan or a couple loaf pans and pour your batter in.

7. Bake for 55min to 60min (less if you split the batter in two with loaf pans), or until a toothpick comes out clean.

8. Let cool in the pans for 10min, then cool completely on a wire rack.

9. Mix cream cheese and powdered sugar together, then vanilla and half and half. Be careful not to add too much liquid or it'll get runny, but if it's not runny enough, add a little water.

10. Pour the icing on the cooled cake and, once it sets a bit, serve.

And lemme tell you: it'll be a bit of a messy cake to cut at first, especially if it's still warm. These kinds of things love falling apart. However, whether you get an Instagram worthy slice or a plate of goo, it'll still be delicious either way, trust me. Try it out! ♥

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Sara Raztresen is a Slovene-American writer, screenwriter, and Christian witch. Her fantasy works draw heavily on the wisdom she gathers from her own personal and spiritual experience, and her spiritual practice borrows much of the whimsy and wonder that modern society has relegated to fairy-and-folktale. Her goal is to help people regain their spiritual footing and discover God through a new (yet old) lens of mysticism.

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