Olive Oil Apple Cake
An impressively moist and delicious Olive Oil Apple Cake, chock full of granny smith apples with the warm scent of cinnamon.
Servings 12
Calories 450kcal
Ingredients
For The Apple Mixture
- 5 cups of diced apples approximately 7 small apples
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon to toss with diced apples apples
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar to toss with diced apples
For The Cake
- 1 cup olive oil
- 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup apple juice Can also be substituted with milk
- 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs room temperature
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease a bundt pan with a cake release product or use your favorite non stick baking spray. (or simply butter and flour pan)
For The Apple Mixture
- In a large bowl, toss together the diced apples with the 2 teaspoons of cinnamon, 2 tablespoons of sugar and set aside.
For The Cake
- Beat together the olive oil, sugar, apple juice and vanilla extract in the bowl of a stand mixer or use a hand held mixer, beating just until combined.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Whisk together the flour with the baking powder and add this to the egg mixture.
- Beat on low speed till the batter is smooth.
- Fold in the diced apples.
- Pour the cake batter into the prepared bundt pan.
- Bake for approximately 60 to 75 minutes, or just until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Allow the cake to cool in the bundt pan for about 30 minutes before releasing it from the pan.
- When ready to serve slice and dust with powdered sugar.
Nutrition
Calories: 450kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 24mg | Potassium: 190mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 108IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 2mg