Italian Apple Cake Recipe
Easy Italian Apple Cake (torta a le mele), a simple moist dessert, breakfast, or served as an afternoon tea cake. Made with creamy yogurt, butter, and fresh apples with a little cinnamon for spice. This is a recipe the entire family will love. Every Italian Nonna has a recipe for this recipe and here is my nonna's for you!
Servings: 12 servings
Ingredients
- 3 large apples peeled if desired, cut into pieces
- 2 cups all-purpose flour 240 g
- 3 teaspoons baking powder 14 g
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar 200 g
- 1 cup plain whole milk yogurt
- ½ cup butter 113 g, melted and cooled
- 2 large eggs
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 2 g
- Confectioner sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Line a 9.5 inch round baking pan with parchment paper, or spray with cooking spray. Preheat oven at 350 degrees F
- In a large mixing bowl, with an electric mixer, cream the sugar and eggs until you obtain a creamy and fluffy texture. About 5-8 minutes.
- Stir in the yogurt, butter, and vanilla extract. Use a fork or spatula to combine until smooth (not the electric mixer).
- In a separated bowl mix the dry ingredients: flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture. Stir gently until well combined. Add the apples and mix gently. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean*. If the cake starts to brown too much on top tent with the top with foil during the last 10 minutes of cooking.
- Cool and dust cake with confectioner sugar. If desired, serve with freshly whipped cream. Enjoy!
Notes
*The moisture of the apples may vary the cooking time a bit. You may need to add 10 minutes depending on how juicy the apples are.
Nutrition
Calories: 254kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 332mg | Potassium: 126mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 288IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 95mg | Iron: 1mg
