Flourless apple and cinnamon poppy seed cake

Name: Flourless apple and cinnamon poppy seed cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Slovak
Ingredients: 250 g Ground poppy seeds; 80 g Shredded coconut (desiccated); 1 packet Baking powder (12 g); 3 Eggs; 2 Grated apples; 1 tsp Ground cinnamon; 250 ml Water; 50–100 g Cane sugar

A flourless cake with ground poppy seeds, coconut, eggs, grated apples, cinnamon, and cane sugar. Baked for 30–40 minutes; serves 8.

Slovak cuisine · Translated from Slovak · October 24, 2026

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30–40 min
Total time: 45 min
Temperature: 170 °C (340 °F)
Servings: 8 servings
Difficulty: Easy

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This apple and cinnamon poppy seed cake is made without flour; ground poppy seeds, shredded coconut, and eggs hold the batter together. Beat the eggs with cane sugar, then add water, grated apples with their juice squeezed out, and finally the dry ingredients, including cinnamon. Adjust the batter's consistency with water or coconut, depending on how juicy the apples are. The cake bakes for 30–40 minutes at 170 °C (340 °F) and serves eight.

Instructions

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Mix the coconut, poppy seeds, baking powder, and cinnamon in a bowl.
In another bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar, then gradually add the water, the grated apples with their juice squeezed out, and finally the dry mixture.
Mix until smooth and spread the batter in a baking pan lined with parchment paper. If the batter is too thin, add coconut; if it is too thick, add water, since the consistency also depends on how juicy the apples are.
Bake in an oven preheated to 170 °C (340 °F) for 30–40 minutes.

Tip: Squeeze the grated apples by hand over a bowl and reserve the juice. If the batter is too thick, use the juice in place of some of the water to thin it.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per serving, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 314 kcal
Protein: 8.8 g
Carbohydrates: 26 g
of which sugars: 15 g
Fat: 21 g
of which saturates: 7.7 g
Fiber: 8.8 g
Salt: 0.4 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Makový koláč s jablkami a škoricou bez múky