Dessert for 12

Apple Olive Oil Cake

Name: Apple Olive Oil Cake
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Eastern European
Ingredients: 2 1/2 apples; 2 cups unbleached all purpose flour; 1 cup spelt flour; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1 1/2 tsp sea salt; 1 cup sugar; 1/2 cup apple cider; 1/2 cup apple sauce; 1/2 cup good olive oil; 2 tbsp freshly grated ginger; 1 tb cinnamon; 1 cup buttermilk; 3 eggs; 1 cup powdered sugar + more to thicken if needed; 2 tbsp apple cider; 1 dash cinnamon

This moist apple cake combines olive oil, cider, ginger, and buttermilk before baking and finishing with a simple cinnamon glaze.

$0.31per serving $

65 minstart to table

12servings

Eastern European Vegetarian Budget Desserts Fall

Ingredients

2 1/2 apples
2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
1 cup spelt flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp sea salt
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup apple cider
1/2 cup apple sauce
1/2 cup good olive oil
2 tbsp freshly grated ginger
1 tb cinnamon
1 cup buttermilk
3 eggs
1 cup powdered sugar + more to thicken if needed
2 tbsp apple cider
1 dash cinnamon

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and oil a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
Peel, core, and dice the apples.
Whisk both flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a large bowl.
Whisk the sugar, cider, applesauce, olive oil, ginger, buttermilk, and eggs in another bowl.
Stir the wet mixture into the dry mixture, fold in the apples, and spread the batter in the pan.
Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until the cake is set and a toothpick comes out clean.
Whisk the powdered sugar, cider, and cinnamon, then drizzle the glaze over the cooled cake.

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