This sourdough apple cake has a delicious spiced apple flavor and is topped with a creamy maple buttercream frosting. Your family and friends will love it!
This easy apple cake recipe from scratch is light and fluffy and covered with amazing cream cheese, maple extract, butter, and powdered sugar frosting.
Preheat the oven to 350º F and spray a cake pan with cooking spray. Combine the butter, oil, sugar, and eggs in a large mixing bowl and beat with a mixer until light in color and creamy.
Add this to the wet ingredients and stir on low speed with a stand mixer for 30 seconds or fold together with a spoon by hand. Stir in apples and sourdough starter discard by hand until mixed together.
Pour sourdough apple cake batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 35-40 minutes and until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Let it cool before covering it with the maple cream cheese frosting.