passover apple and walnut cake
Cuisine: Jewish
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 1 hour 15 mins
Total time: 1 hour 35 mins
Ingredients
Ingredients for cake
  • 6 green apples, chopped and diced
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar or vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 cups matsa cake meal
  • 2 tablespoons potato starch
  • 1 ½ teaspoons Passover baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 4 teaspoons light brown sugar
Ingredients for topping
  • ¼ cup light brown sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
  • ¼ cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 180°C and grease and flour with matsa cake meal a springform pan.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs on high speed until creamy, about 3 minutes. Gradually add in the granulated sugar and vanilla sugar and continue beating until slightly thicker, about 2 minutes. Slowly add in the vegetable oil, then the matsa cake meal, potato starch, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
  3. Pour half of the batter into the springform pan and top with half of the apples and the light brown sugar. Gently pat the apples down into the batter with a spatula. Pour the other half of the batter over the apples and top with the remaining apples, light brown sugar, cinnamon and walnuts. Pat the topping lightly with a spatula.
  4. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in the pan before removing.
Notes
Made in memory of my maternal grandmother Savta, who loved this Passover cake. Adapted from her cookbook.
Recipe by Savormania at http://www.savormania.com/passover-apple-and-walnut-cake/