Niki Louca from My Greek Kitchen shares her favourite recipe for Apple Cake with The Greek Herald. You can follow her on Instagram @mygreekkitchen for more!
Ingredients:
- 150 g plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 125 g butter, softened
- 100 g sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp dark rum
- *50 ml milk
- *3 large apples, peeled and cut into 3cm pieces
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- Icing sugar to dust
*can be made dairy free by omitting the milk and using poached apples instead. I have tried both ways and both are nice. I peel, quarter, and then cut each quarter into 3 slices, and poach them for only 3-4 minutes so they still have a bite to them. You don’t want them to be mushy. Use any sweet apples you have but NOT granny smith (they are too tart). I like using pink lady ones. Once they’re done, cool them down completely and cut them in half.
Method:
- Preheat your oven to 160C and line a 20cm baking tin with baking paper. Base and sides.
- Sift your flour and baking powder – set aside.
- Using a hand held electric mixer, beat the sugar and softened butter till pale and creamy. Add the eggs one at a time, making sure you beat them well after each one. Add your vanilla and beat that through.
- Fold your flour and baking powder mixture into the butter/sugar mixture, milk and finally your apples. If you are using poached apples be gentle as you don’t want to break them and don’t forget to omit the milk.
- Transfer to your baking tin and sprinkle the cinnamon on top. Bake for approximately 30-35 minutes (till golden brown)making sure a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the centre of the cake. Remove from the oven and allow to sit in the pan for 5-10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Once cooled, transfer to your platter and dust with icing sugar. Serve as is or with a dollop of cream.
Niki Louca runs cooking classes in Melbourne. For more or to book classes visit My Greek Kitchen at www.mygreekkitchen.com.au or Instagram @mygreekkitchen. You can email Niki at: niki@mygreekkitchen.com.au.
