The magic apple cake is a delicious pantry cake, easy to make and irresistible.
Without eggs and lactose, it is called magic cake due to the very particular preparation method that involves adding dry ingredients and the moist apple filling alternately in the baking pan and proceeding with cooking. And that’s where the magic happens: the cake compacts, becoming a delicious cake filled with a delightful filling, perfect as a dessert, but also for breakfast or a snack 😉
Read on to learn how to make the magic apple cake with the easy recipe you find below, as usual, right after the photo 😉
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 6People
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
- 3 apples (medium)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cup semolina
- 1 tsp baking powder (half packet)
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- powdered sugar (for decoration)
Preparation of the magic apple cake
Peel the apples, cut them into four wedges and remove the core and seeds.
Grate each wedge with a large-hole grater, collecting the result in a bowl.
Add 1/2 cup of sugar, the ground cinnamon, and the vegetable oil, and mix thoroughly.In another bowl, mix the flour, semolina, baking powder, and the remaining sugar.
Line the bottom of a 8-inch springform pan with parchment paper and grease the sides.
Pour one-third of the dry ingredients into the bottom of the pan.
Cover with half of the apple mixture, leveling it.Sprinkle another third (that is, half of what remains) of the dry ingredients over the apple mixture, ensuring there are no gaps.
Pour the rest of the apple mixture over the dry ingredients and level it.
Cover with the remaining dry ingredient mixture.Bake in a preheated static oven at 350°F for forty minutes, then switch to grill mode and cook for another five minutes.
Allow to cool completely in the pan, then transfer your magic apple cake onto a serving plate and decorate as desired with a bit of powdered sugar.
Notes
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