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A Greek apple cake loaded with chunks of apple and flavoured with spices.
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Greek apple cake, Milopita

A Greek apple cake loaded with chunks of apple and flavoured with spices.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time1 hour 45 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Greek
Keyword: apple cake, Apple dessert, Greek desserts, Greek milopita, Mia Kouppa dessert, milopita
Servings: 0
Author: Mia Kouppa

Ingredients

  • 10 apples approximately
  • 2 cups (300 grams) and 2 tablespoons (18 grams) All-purpose flour total 318 grams
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup (200 grams) and 1 tablespoon (13 grams) granulated sugar total 213 grams
  • 1 cup (250 mL) and 1 tablespoon (15 mL) vegetable oil total 265 mL
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons (7.5 grams) baking powder
  • 1 tbsp (9 grams) ground cinnamon heaping
  • 1 cup (100 grams) finely chopped walnuts

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Peel and core your apples and chop them into a small dice.  Measure out 6 packed cups of apple.  If you have any left over, munch on them while your cake bakes.
    10 apples
  • Place your apples in a very large bowl.  Sift your flour, and add it to the bowl with the apples.  Then, add the eggs, the sugar, the vegetable oil, baking powder, cinnamon, and chopped walnuts.
    2 cups (300 grams) and 2 tablespoons (18 grams) All-purpose flour, 4 large eggs, 1 cup (200 grams) and 1 tablespoon (13 grams) granulated sugar, 1 cup (250 mL) and 1 tablespoon (15 mL) vegetable oil, 2 1/2 teaspoons (7.5 grams) baking powder, 1 tbsp (9 grams) ground cinnamon, 1 cup (100 grams) finely chopped walnuts
  • Using your hands, mix all of the ingredients together and combine everything well (almost as though you are making a bread).
  • The cake mixture is now ready for the pan.  Our parents usually use a deep, round pan which is about 11 inches in diameter.  Grease your pan generously with vegetable oil.
  • Place your cake in the middle rack of the oven and bake for about 70 – 80 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. After 60 minutes, check it; if the top is getting too dark, cover loosely with aluminum foil.
  • Our parents serve this cake straight out of the pan.  It is delicious warm, at room temperature, and even more delicious the next day.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

If you prefer, you can bake this cake in both a bundt and loaf pan; there will be enough batter to fill both pans.  If you are going with this option, reduce the cooking time to approximately 50 – 60 minutes.  Again, check for doneness with a toothpick.