Italian Apple Cake​

This Italian apple cake is simply made with plenty of apples to fully enjoy their taste: 1 kilo (2 pounds) of apples and no other spices added. It is the juice from these apples that make this cake creamy and fluffy


Servings8 slices
Calories416kcal

Ingredients​

• 5 apples (2 lb - 1 kg)
• ½ lemon juice half of a whole lemon juiced
• ½ cup butter at room temperature
• ½ cup caster sugar
• 2 fresh eggs
• 1 ½ cup flour 8.8 oz (if your batter is too dry, try measuring the flour in oz instead of cups)
• 4 teaspoon baking powder

Topping​

• ¼ cup butter (50 gr)
• ¼ cup caster sugar (50 gr)

Instructions​

• Cut the apples into large chunks
  5 apples
• Mix them with lemon juice so they don't get brown
  ½ lemon juice
• Prepare the cake mix, first whisking the butter at room temperature with the sugar
  ½ cup caster sugar,½ cup butter
• Then add the eggs, combining them one at the time
  2 fresh eggs
• In a bowl mix the flour with the baking powder and add it to the cake batter
  1 ½ cup flour,4 teaspoon baking powder
• The batter should be soft and creamy

Making the cake​

• Cover the bottom of a round baking tin with parchment paper, butter and coat with flour
• Pour the cake mix into the baking tin and spread evenly
• Cover with the apples, pushing the apples down into the mix

Making the topping​

• Melt the ¼ cup - 50 gr of sugar and ¼ cup - 50 gr of butter in the microwave
  ¼ cup butter,¼ cup caster sugar
• Pour it over the apples

Bake​

• Bake in the oven at 355 F - 180 C for 1 hour
• Once the cake is ready, let it rest 10 minutes before removing it from the pan
• With a spatula, detach the apples and the cake from the side of the pan
• Remove the ring
• Place the cake on a serving dish removing the bottom of the pan and the parchment paper
• Serve warm or at room temperature

Notes​

• Once you cut the apples, they tend to become brown. To avoid that, mix them with some lemon juice
• Make sure you remove the butter from the fridge 1 hour before you make the cake
• Add one egg at a time to make sure they are well combined
• Push the apples into the batter so the juices from the apple will form a nice creamy center
• If you do not want to add the sugar and the butter on top of the apples, you don't have to. The cake will be nice even without it
• If you want to make cupcakes instead of a cake, cut the apples into smaller chunks and bake at 355 F - 180 C for 30 minutes

Nutrition​

Calories: 416kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 87mg | Sodium: 171mg | Potassium: 380mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 653IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 110mg | Iron: 2mg