AuthorJoseph NoujaimCategoryDessertDifficultyBeginner
Bored of regular Apple Pie? Try this Cinnamon Apple Cake for a change. Make sure to enjoy with vanilla ice cream and some drizzled caramel on top.
Yields1 Serving
The cake:
1 ¼ cups Plain flower
2 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Baking soda
¾ cup Caster sugar
2 Large apples, peeled and roughly chopped
2 Large eggs, room temperature
1 tsp Vanilla extract*
½ cup Vegetable oil
¾ cup Plain yogurt
½ cup Walnuts roughly chopped (optional)
Cinnamon topping:
½ cup Caster sugar
1 tsp Cinnamon powder
1 tsp Unsalted butter, melted
Let's make it:
1Preheat oven to 350°F or 180°C.
2Grease and line a 9-inch round cake tin with parchment paper.
3In a large bowl, add flour, baking powder, baking soda and sugar. Add chopped apples and stir gently to combine.
4In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, vanilla, plain yogurt and oil.
5Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and gently, with a spatula, mix only to combine. Add batter into the already prepared cake tin.
Now let's prepare the cinnamon topping:
6Mix together cinnamon, sugar and butter until lumpy and wet.
7Sprinkle over cake batter and add walnuts.
And let's bake it:
8Bake for approximately 25-30 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
9Let cake cool completely before slicing.
Click on the timer once you start baking!
30 Minutes
Let me know how it turns out by commenting on the post on Instagram at @chefjosephn. Remember to cook & eat like a BOSS, always!
Notes:
* You can use ½ tsp of vanilla powder instead.
Ingredients
The cake:
1 ¼ cups Plain flower
2 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Baking soda
¾ cup Caster sugar
2 Large apples, peeled and roughly chopped
2 Large eggs, room temperature
1 tsp Vanilla extract*
½ cup Vegetable oil
¾ cup Plain yogurt
½ cup Walnuts roughly chopped (optional)
Cinnamon topping:
½ cup Caster sugar
1 tsp Cinnamon powder
1 tsp Unsalted butter, melted
Directions
Let's make it:
1Preheat oven to 350°F or 180°C.
2Grease and line a 9-inch round cake tin with parchment paper.
3In a large bowl, add flour, baking powder, baking soda and sugar. Add chopped apples and stir gently to combine.
4In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, vanilla, plain yogurt and oil.
5Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and gently, with a spatula, mix only to combine. Add batter into the already prepared cake tin.
Now let's prepare the cinnamon topping:
6Mix together cinnamon, sugar and butter until lumpy and wet.
7Sprinkle over cake batter and add walnuts.
And let's bake it:
8Bake for approximately 25-30 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
9Let cake cool completely before slicing.
