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Italian Apple Cake

Italian Apple Cake

Enjoy the delightful Italian Apple Cake, bursting with apples, lemon, and vanilla flavors, perfect for any time of day.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Cooling Time 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Italian
Servings 12 slices
Calories 278 kcal

Equipment

  • electric mixer
  • 9-inch spring form cake pan

Ingredients
  

Dry Ingredients

  • 1.75 cups all purpose plain flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 0.75 cup granulated white sugar
  • 1 stick unsalted butter cool but not cold
  • pinch fine salt

Wet Ingredients

  • 2 eggs room temperature
  • 0.67 cup plain yogurt or Greek
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon grated zest of lemon

Apples

  • 4 apples Baking apples are best; e.g., Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Jonagold, Pink Lady
  • 1 tablespoon granulated white sugar extra for decoration

Instructions
 

Cake Preparation

  • Preheat oven to 350ºF/180ºC. Butter and flour a 9-inch spring form cake pan.
  • Into the bowl of an electric mixer place all purpose flour, baking powder, superfine sugar, unsalted butter and salt.
  • Combine on low for 2-3 minutes or until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Don't over mix.
  • Scrape the bottom of the bowl to loosen any mixture that may have settled.
  • Add eggs, yogurt, vanilla and lemon rind.
  • Mix on medium low speed for 1 or 2 minutes or until well combined.

Prepare the Apples

  • Peel, core and finely slice the apples. Reserve one sliced apple for decorating the top of the cake.

Bake the Cake

  • Fold 3 sliced apples through the cake mixture.
  • Pour into prepared cake pan.
  • Decorate with reserved apple slices.
  • Sprinkle with extra sugar.
  • Bake for 45-55 minutes or until browned and cooked through. Check by inserting a fine skewer into the cake. If it comes out clean, the cake is done.
  • Cool for 5 minutes before turning out onto a cooling rack.

Notes

Omit the lemon zest and add one teaspoon of cinnamon for a cinnamon apple cake. Use room temperature eggs for better texture and slice apples thinly for even cooking.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 278kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 4gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 62mgSodium: 23mgPotassium: 137mgFiber: 2gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 415IUVitamin C: 3.5mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 0.4mg
Keyword apple cake, baking, cake, dessert, Italian Apple Cake, vanilla
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