Fluffy apple cake with cinnamon and nutmeg

Name: Fluffy apple cake with cinnamon and nutmeg
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 1 cake
Cuisine: Slovak
Ingredients: 200 g Apples; 320 g Semi-coarse wheat flour; 5 Eggs; 150 g Butter; 440 g Sugar; 1/2 tsp Ground cinnamon; 1/4 tsp Nutmeg; 1 tbsp Lemon zest

A fluffy cake with cinnamon- and nutmeg-coated apple pieces and lemon zest in the batter, baked at 180°C (350°F) for 1 hour. Makes 1 cake.

Slovak cuisine · Translated from Slovak · October 24, 2026

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 hr
Total time: 1 hr 20 min
Temperature: 180 °C (350 °F)
Servings: 1 cake
Difficulty: Medium

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This fluffy apple cake with cinnamon and nutmeg is filled with juicy apple pieces. The peeled apples are cut up and coated with a little flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg to keep them from sinking to the bottom of the batter. The batter is made with eggs beaten with sugar, butter, semi-coarse wheat flour, and lemon zest.

The cake bakes slowly, for about an hour at 180°C (350°F), so allow plenty of time to make it.

Instructions

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Peel and core the apples, then cut them into medium pieces or thin slices.
Lightly dust the apples with some of the flour, add the cinnamon and nutmeg, and toss well.
In a deep bowl, beat the sugar and eggs with an electric mixer.
When the mixture becomes pale, add the lemon zest, melted butter, and flour, then beat again until combined.
Grease a baking pan with vegetable or coconut oil and pour in a little of the batter.
Arrange a layer of apples over the batter, then cover with more batter. Continue alternating layers until the pan is full, finishing with batter on top.
Bake the cake at 180°C (350°F) for 1 hour.

Tip: Let the melted butter cool until lukewarm, then pour it in a thin stream with the mixer on low speed to keep the beaten egg mixture from deflating.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per 100 g, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 323 kcal
Protein: 4.9 g
Carbohydrates: 52 g
of which sugars: 34 g
Fat: 11 g
of which saturates: 6.2 g
Fiber: 1.1 g
Salt: 0.1 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: Nadýchaný jablkový koláč so škoricou a muškátovým orieškom