I actually just made a batch along the more traditional fruit-beer lines. Basically just made a caramel-malty base beer and added 5lb of fresh apples to the secondary, if you're interested in that recipe. No cider, no partial cider, no spices, nothing but apples.
I contemplated adding some spices, but already having a pumpkin beer on tap, i wanted to see how the straight-up apples did with the base recipe. Let me know if THIS is something you're looking for and i'll kick you the numbers.