Soft apple cake with raisins — the dessert that fills the house with a comforting, delicious aroma. Among the many desserts I prepare, I always prefer the simple, genuine sweet treats that smell like the good things from the past. The apple cake that most of all brings back those traditional scents and flavors is always the Apple Cake. My grandmother only made 2–3 desserts, and one of them that always held an honored place was the Grandma’s Apple Cake. If I close my eyes I can still smell the wonderful scent of her soft apple cake straight from the oven, cooling on the windowsill. My brother Peppe and I would stay there enchanted, waiting for it to cool, and after a generous dusting of powdered sugar we would get our slice. With apples don’t miss the recipes for Apple Muffins and Baked Apples. The apple cake I want to tell you about today is soft, tender and delicious, with lots of raisins and cinnamon that make it special. Just imagine the lovely aroma that quickly filled my whole house. Let’s head to the kitchen and prepare a sweet treat for our family: the best apple cake you’ll ever taste.
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Inexpensive
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 8 servings
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Energy 164.35 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 29.12 (g) of which sugars 16.14 (g)
- Proteins 3.11 (g)
- Fat 4.73 (g) of which saturated 2.78 (g)of which unsaturated 1.93 (g)
- Fibers 3.12 (g)
- Sodium 12.97 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 80 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 for the Apple Cake
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 + 1 tbsp cup granulated sugar
- 3 1/2 tbsp butter
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 3 medium apples
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp baking powder (about 4 g (half a sachet; full sachet = 8 g))
- as needed powdered sugar
What you need to prepare the Apple Cake
- Hand mixer
- Baking pan
How to prepare the soft apple cake with raisins
Peel the apples, core them and cut half into small cubes and the other half into thin slices. Soak the raisins in a bowl of warm water to soften. Beat the 2 eggs with the sugar for 6–7 minutes using an electric mixer until the mixture is pale and foamy.
Add the melted butter and milk and mix. Continue by adding the sifted flour, baking powder and ground cinnamon. Mix well. Finally fold in the diced apples and the drained raisins.
Gently fold with a spatula to incorporate them into the batter. Line a rectangular 8 2/3 x 11 in (22 x 28 cm) pan with parchment paper. Pour the batter into the pan and level it with a spatula. Arrange the apple slices on the surface, pressing them slightly into the batter.
Bake the apple and raisin cake in a preheated conventional oven at 356°F for 35–40 minutes. Always do the toothpick test to check that the cake is cooked through. Let the cake cool before transferring it to a serving plate and decorate as desired with powdered sugar.
See you tomorrow with a new recipe, hugs, Loredana
Loredana’s Tips
The apple cake stays soft stored in a container for 2–3 days.
If you prefer, you can replace the butter with 50 ml of vegetable oil or light olive oil (about 3 1/2 tbsp).
You can replace the milk with one small pot of plain yogurt, a plant-based drink, or 120 ml (1/2 cup) of orange juice.
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