Everyone can make an apple cake, but the light trend demands it with little sugar, no eggs, no butter, and I wonder… what do you put inside then? Well, my Delicious Apple Cake is made with all the right ingredients and well caloric because, in my opinion, it’s about moderation, little but good! This is Angela’s recipe, a dear friend who worked in a well-known bakery in my city and made it herself in the shop for 40 years, so draw your own conclusions!
Other recipes with apples
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Budget-friendly
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: 8 People
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 511.18 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 72.19 (g) of which sugars 44.22 (g)
- Proteins 6.71 (g)
- Fat 22.98 (g) of which saturated 14.36 (g)of which unsaturated 8.34 (g)
- Fibers 2.92 (g)
- Sodium 81.09 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 135 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1/4 cup Cornstarch
- 1 cup Sugar
- 7 oz Butter
- 3 Eggs (medium)
- 5 Golden Apples
- 1 packet Baking Powder
- 2 tsp Lemon Zest (zest and juice)
- 3 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 Vanilla Pod
- 2 tbsp Brown Sugar
- 1 pinch Salt
Tools
- Springform Pan 10 in.
- Bowl
- Electric Whisk
- Spatula
- Sifter
- Food Scale
Steps
Preheat the oven to 350°F (static mode). Grease and flour a round pan with a 10 in. diameter. Melt the butter in the microwave and let it cool. Peel the apples, dice 3 into large cubes, and slice 2 into even slices if possible. Place them in a bowl with the juice from half a lemon and a sprinkling of sugar (10 g). Use electric beaters to cream the eggs with the sugar until the mixture is fluffy and falls from the beaters in ribbons. Add the vanilla pulp, a pinch of salt, the grated lemon zest, and continue to mix using a spatula.
Pour the two flours with the baking powder and, using the sifter, sprinkle them little by little from the bottom up to avoid deflating the batter. While stirring, add three tablespoons at a time of cold melted butter, incorporating it into the mixture. Do not add more until the previous portion has been absorbed. Set aside 6 tablespoons. Add the diced apples, mix them into the batter, and pour it into the pan.
Arrange the apple slices in a circle or as you prefer, but make sure to lay them flat on the cake; otherwise, they will sink. Drizzle the remaining butter over the apples and sprinkle with brown sugar. Bake and cook for 50 minutes, checking doneness. Remove from oven, let cool, and… tell me if you liked my Delicious Apple Cake!
Storage
The Delicious Apple Cake can be stored for a few days under a glass dome and in a cool place.
