Olive oil apple cake
Deserts
3435
- Servings 8
- Preparation 20 minutes
- Cooking time 60 minutes
- Calories 0
- Difficulty easy
This dairy-free cake hits all the right autumnal notes: it’s earthy thanks to the olive oil, warm thanks to the spices.
Ingredients
- 1 cup mild extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for pan
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tsp. (100 g plus 10 g) granulated sugar, plus more for pan
- 2 sweet apples, such as Golden Delicious or Gala
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp. ground cardamom
- 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
- 1 1/2 cups (185 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 2 large eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup (100 g) (packed) brown sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Pour about 1 Tbsp. oil into a 9x5" loaf pan and coat bottom and sides with fingertips. Sprinkle granulated sugar onto sides and bottom of pan to lightly coat.
- Grate apples, peel and all, on the large holes of a box grater.
- Whisk cinnamon, pepper, cardamom, and ginger in a medium bowl. Transfer 1/4 tsp. spice mixture to a small bowl; set aside. Add flour and baking powder to remaining spice mixture and whisk to combine.
- Whisk together eggs, egg yolks, brown sugar, vanilla, salt, and 1/2 cup granulated sugar in a large bowl. Continue whisking vigorously until lightened in color and thickened. Whisking with one hand and pouring with the other, slowly stream 1 cup oil into egg mixture until combined. Gently fold flour mixture into whipped eggs with a flexible rubber spatula just until combined, taking care not to overmix.
- Fluff up grated apples and scatter over batter. Gently fold to incorporate.
- Transfer batter to prepared pan; smooth top. Add 2 tsp. granulated sugar to reserved spice mixture and mix to combine. Sprinkle spiced sugar evenly over top of batter.
- Bake cake until deep golden brown and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 60–70 minutes. Let cake cool in pan.
