Desserts
ChefNajwa Awad
Apple and Cinnamon Cake
A reliable, easy homemade apple cake recipe. Arrange the apples on top of the cake batter for a beautiful, delicious cake—perfect with tea.
Apple and Cinnamon Cake — an easy, reliable homemade recipe
Ingredients
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- 4 eggs
- 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 cups sugar (or up to 2 cups, to taste)
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 large apples
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
- For more wonderful desserts from Najwa, see Basbousa with Nuts and Powdered Sugar
Method
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- First, peel the apples and cut them into thin small pieces, mix them with the cinnamon, brown sugar and walnuts, and set aside.
- Start preparing the batter: whisk the eggs with the sugar; when the sugar dissolves add the oil and whisk, then add the milk and whisk.
- Finally add the sifted flour, vanilla and baking powder and beat well for ten minutes with an electric mixer.
- Prepare a cake pan or any medium-sized pan and grease it with tahini.
- Pour the cake batter then distribute the reserved apple mixture evenly on top.
- Place the pan in the preheated oven on the middle rack at 180°C for 45 minutes or according to oven strength.Timers: 45 min
- Serve the apple and cinnamon cake after it cools to room temperature.
- Najwa Awwad
- For more wonderful desserts from Najwa, here is basbousa with nuts
Recipe tags
DessertsInternationalVegetarian
Notes and serving ideas
- Basbousa with Nuts and Powdered Sugar
