Autumn Apple and Raisin Cake: An Easy, Soft Sweet Recipe…
Easy and fluffy recipe cake made with cinnamon dough base with whole wheat flour, apple and raisins.
Sweet autumn cake , so called because it is very reminiscent of strudel in flavor and ingredients, a cinnamon-flavored dessert excellent for snack or breakfast.
If you are looking for a soft and rustic cake, I recommend you try my recipe for sweet cake dough, apple and raisins.
Ingredients for the Autumn Apple and Raisin Cake:
- 3 whole eggs at room temperature
- 160g (3/4 cup) granulated sugar
- Grated zest of one lemon
- Vanilla extract or vanilla flavoring
- 100ml (1/3 cup + 1 tablespoon) vegetable oil (I use sunflower oil)
- 25ml (1.5 tablespoons) grappa or rum
- 180g (1 1/2 cups) all-purpose flour
- 1 sachet (2 teaspoons) baking powder
- 2g (1/2 teaspoon) ground cinnamon
- 2 apples, diced
- 50g (1/3 cup) wholemeal flour (whole wheat flour)
- 60g (1/3 cup) sultanas (golden raisins)
How to prepare Autumn Apple and Raisin Cake:
- To make this soft and fragrant apple raisin cake, we start by buttering and flouring a cake pan with a diameter of 22-24 centimeters.
- In the bowl of a planetary mixer, whisk the whole eggs with the caster sugar, lemon zest and vanilla until light and fluffy.
- Still whipping, drizzle in the seed oil and grappa or rum and continue whipping until incorporated.
- Add the flours previously sifted with the baking powder, cinnamon and with a bottom-up motion incorporate everything.
- Finally add the apples cut into small cubes and the raisins soaked in water and rum, squeezed and mix everything together.
- Pour the mixture into the previously buttered and floured cake pan, add apple slices if you like and bake in a static oven preheated to 175° (350°F) for about 45-50 minutes. (do toothpick test)
- Once baked and allowed to cool, place the cake on a serving plate and if you prefer, sprinkle with powdered sugar.
- At this point your soft and delicious fall, apple and raisin cake will be ready to enjoy for breakfast or snack.
ENJOY!!!