Italian Apple Cake
A soft and moist apple cake full of apple slices. A classic Italian cake that every mom and grandma bake. It's super easy to make!
Servings 8 people
Calories 325kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup All-Purpose Flour
- ¾ cup Sugar I use brown sugar
- ½ cup Unflavored Vegetable Oil like Canola, Avocado or Peanut
- ½ cup Milk I use half&half
- 1 tablespoon Baking powder
- 3 Eggs
- 1 lb Apples 4-5
- ¼ teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon Lemon juice
- A pinch of Salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C / 350°F.
- Peel and core the apples, then cut in half and slice thinly with a mandoline slicer. Add the lemon juice to the apples and set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix the flour with a baking powder energetically with a whisk to remove all lumps. Then add all the other ingredients together and mix well with the whisk until you get a smooth batter.
- Add the apples to the bowl with the batter and mix with a spoon.
- Grease and dust with flour a 24 cm (9”) springform pan, then pour the cake batter and the apples in.
- Bake in the middle rack of the preheated oven for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. If the cake starts to brown too quickly, cover with aluminum foil and move to a lower rack.
Notes
This cake will keep its moisture and softness for 3-5 days if kept at room temperature and in a closed container.
Nutrition
Calories: 325kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 26g