Italian Apple Cake
This Italian Apple Cake is moist and delicious, featuring the fragrance of lemon and vanilla, perfect for dessert or breakfast.
Equipment
- 9-inch spring form cake pan
- electric mixer
Ingredients
- 1.75 cups all purpose plain flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 0.75 cups granulated white sugar
- 1 stick unsalted butter cool but not cold
- pinch fine salt
- 2 pieces eggs room temperature
- 0.67 cups plain yogurt or Greek
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 piece lemon grated zest
- 4 pieces apples baking apples recommended
- 1 tablespoon granulated white sugar extra for topping
Instructions
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 350ºF/180ºC. Butter and flour a 9-inch spring form cake pan.
- In a bowl of an electric mixer, combine flour, baking powder, sugar, butter, and salt.
- Mix on low for 2-3 minutes until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Don't over mix.
- Scrape the bottom of the bowl to loosen any settled mixture.
- Add eggs, yogurt, vanilla, and lemon zest.
- Mix on medium low speed for 1-2 minutes until well combined.
Preparing Apples
- Peel, core, and finely slice the apples. Reserve one sliced apple for decorating.
Baking
- Fold 3 sliced apples into the cake mixture.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared cake pan.
- Decorate with reserved apple slices and sprinkle with extra sugar.
- Bake for 45-55 minutes or until browned and cooked through. Check with a skewer.
- Cool for 5 minutes before turning onto a cooling rack.
Notes
Baking apples like Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Jonagold, or Pink Lady are recommended. For a variation, omit lemon zest and add cinnamon.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 278kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 4gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 62mgSodium: 23mgPotassium: 137mgFiber: 2gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 415IUVitamin C: 3.5mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 0.4mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!