Description
Apple cake is a popular dessert produced with the main ingredient of apples. Such a cake is made through the process of slicing this sweet fruit to add fragrance to a plain cake base. Traditional apple cakes go a step further by including various spices such as nutmeg or cinnamon, which give a unique flavor.
Ingredients
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- 3 Granny Smith apples
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 146 g all-purpose flour divided thus 130g + 16 g (1 cup + 2 Tbsp)
- 236 g white sugar divided, thus 220 + 14 g (1 cup + 1 Tbsp)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 2 egg yolk
- 250 ml (1 cup) vegetable oil
- 250 ml (1 cup) whole milk
- Powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Prepare a 23cm round baking pan with parchment paper.
- Grease with cooking spray. (It is preferable if you use a springform pan so it will be easier to remove the cake. My daughter does not own one, so I used an oval pie dish.
- Peel your apples. Cut into wedges and slice into about 1/8 cm each. Place in a bowl or shallow dish.
- Add lemon juice. Microwave on medium-high for about 3 minutes or until soft, but not mushy. Set aside to cool down.
- In another bowl, add 130g (1 cup) of flour, 220g (1 cup) of white sugar, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In another bowl, add milk, oil, whole egg. Add dry ingredients to this wet mixture and stir to combine well.
- Take 1 cup of this mixture and place it in another bowl. Set aside.
- To the remaining batter, add 2 egg yolks and mix to combine.
- Gently mix the apples and transfer them to the prepared pan. Set aside.
- To the bowl with 1 cup batter, add 16 g (2 Tbsp) of flour and mix to combine.
- Pour this mixture over the batter in the baking pan.
- Evenly top with the 14 g (1 Tbsp) white sugar.
- Bake for 1 hour & 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Make sure to turn the pan halfway through baking.
- Remove the pan from the oven and let the cake cool in the pan for 30 minutes.
- Run a knife on the edges and transfer the cake to a cooling rack.
- Make sure to move the cake carefully as the cake is still soft. Cool completely for about 2-3 hours.
- Sprinkle the top of the cake with powdered sugar before serving.
Notes
Prepared, tried, and tested by Beverley from The Recipe Hunter: Tried and Tested Recipes from Home Chefs and SA Tasty Recipes – Saffas Daily Recipes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 7999
- Sugar: 48
- Sodium: 4261
- Fat: 586
- Saturated Fat: 121
- Unsaturated Fat: 439
- Trans Fat: 3
- Carbohydrates: 433
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 268
- Cholesterol: 682
