When I took cooking classes at Podere le Olle in Umbria, Italy, each class we would make an entry that included fresh pasta as well as a delicious baked good, and this is apple cake is my favorite.
If you haven’t had a breakfast cake in Italy / Europe before, they’re not very sweet, yet still light and decadent. I have added a few optional add-ins if you want it make it a little more cake-y. But I prefer to keep it as-is and add ice cream and a sprinkle cinnamon. My favorite bite!
Italian Apple Breakfast Cake
Classic Italian breakfast cake, like I learned in Umbria
Ingredients
- 3 apples About 3 cups
- 150 g sugar
- 2 eggs
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter softened
- 270 g all purpose flour
- 8 oz whole milk
- 16 g baking powder
- Pinch of salt
Optional Add-Ins (not in original recipe)
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degress
- Peel and dice apples
- Beat eggs and sugar, then mix softened butter in using a hand mixer until smooth
- In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt
- Slowly add in flour mixture to butter mixture then add in milk and stir until well combined and the texture is like thick pancake batter.
- Fold in apples, then add to greased or parchment paper-lined 12 inch pan
- Sprinkle with sugar and dot with butter
- Bake for 25 minutes at a 350 oven or until a toothpick or fork is clean
- Enjoy as-is or with ice cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon (my favorite!)
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What temperature is your oven?
350 degrees! Recipe has been updated!