Cinnamon Apple Pie Cake Recipe

"Is it a pie? Or is it a cake? In this recipe, a cake batter is poured in and around the apples to hold it all together in the consistency of a cake, but there are so many apples involved that it can officially pass for a pie too. So here you go! Courtesy of Monday Morning Cooking Club********************************** PLEASE NOTE: You want "caster sugar" for this recipe: It is a finer grind than table sugar, but not as fine as powdered. Look for "Baker's Sugar" at the store, or simply put regular white sugar in your food processor, and give it a few whirls to create superfine sugar. In the original recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of oil. You can substitute 3/4 cup oil and 3/4 cup applesauce instead, to cut down on the fat."

Original is 10 servings

Metric US

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Ingredients

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2 1/4 to 3 pounds apples (6-8 Granny Smith, peeled, and sliced)
1 1/2 tablespoons granulated (cinnamon sugar, 1 1/4 tablespoon sugar + 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon)
3 large eggs
1 1/2 cups superfine sugar (white sugar, see note in description)

1 1/2 cups oil (vegetable or canola oil, see note in description)
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Cinnamon-sugar to sprinkle on top (1 1/4 tablespoon sugar + 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon)

Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (203.1 g)
Calories 554.7
Total Fat - 34.3 g
Saturated Fat - 5 g
Cholesterol - 62.5 mg
Sodium - 25.3 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 59.5 g
Dietary Fiber - 1.8 g
Sugars - 42.4 g
Protein - 4.3 g
Calcium - 18.1 mg
Iron - 0.8 mg
Vitamin C - 4.1 mg
Thiamin - 0 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 2

Spray a 9 1/2-10 inch springform pan, with non-stick spray.

Step 3

Line the bottom with a round of parchment paper, then spray again.

Step 4

Layer the apple slices in the pan until they come about 2/3 of the way up the side. (A little higher than that works out fine).

Step 5

Sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar over the apples.

Step 6

Prepare the batter by beating the eggs and sugar until light and fluffy.

Step 7

Add the oil (see notes below about the amount of oil called for) and the vanilla and beat well, then stir in the flour.

Step 8

Pour the batter on top of the apples, and sprinkle with additional cinnamon-sugar. Tap the pan on the counter a few times, to allow the batter to sink down and around the apples.