An authentic Italian recipe from our kitchen to yours.
Buon
Appetito!
Ingredients
- 4 large golden delicious apples
- 1 cup flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 large eggs
- Zest of 1/2 lemon
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 3 tablespoons apricot jam
- 2 tablespoons water
Directions
1.
Preheat
oven
to
350
degrees.
Line
the
bottom
of
the
cake
pan
with
parchment
paper
to
prevent
sticking.
2.
Clean,
peel
and
core
the
apples.
Slice
all
of
the
apples
into
thin
slices
and
place
them
in a
mixing
bowl.
Toss
the
apples
with
the
juice
of 1
lemon
and
set
aside.
3.
In a
separate
mixing
bowl
add
the
flour,
sugar,
baking
powder,
salt
and
mix
well.
Then
add
the
milk,
vanilla,
eggs
and
lemon
zest.
Whisk
all
ingredients
thoroughly
to
form
a
batter.
4.
Remove
about
1/3
of
the
sliced
apples
from
the
mixing
bowl
and
set
aside.
To
the
other
2/3
of
the
sliced
apples,
add
the
batter.
Mix
the
apples
and
the
batter
thoroughly
and
then
place
the
mixture
into
the
cake
pan.
5.
Arrange
the
sliced
apples
that
were
set
aside
on
top
of
the
batter
covered
apples.
6.
Place
the
cake
pan
in
the
oven
on
the
middle
rack
and
bake
for
1
hour.
7.
When
the
cake
has
finished
baking,
remove
it
from
the
oven
and
let
it
cool
for
at
least
1
hour
prior
to
serving.
8.
Just
before
serving,
in a
small
bowl,
whisk
the
apricot
jam
and
the
water
together.
Spread
a
thin,
even
layer
of
the
mixture
over
the
top
of
the
cooled
cake.
9.
Plate
and
serve
the
cake
at
room
temperature.
Notes
-
This
cake
is
more
of a
custard
cake;
it
does
not
have
a
loose
crumb.
-
You
can
substitute
granny
smith
or
any
other
good
baking
apple
for
the
golden
delicious
apples
in
this
recipe.
