Simply greedy! This is how we would define our apple and mascarpone cake, an easy-to-make dessert at home, a butter-free version of the more traditional apple cake in which the addition of creamy mascarpone will guarantee softness and delicate taste. Enjoy it with a sprinkle of powdered sugar for breakfast or as a snack and you’ll make the whole family happy. Furthermore, if accompanied with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a vanilla sauce, it will become a perfect dessert to sweetly end a dinner with friends!
Apple and mascarpone cake
Ingredients for a 20 cm mold
Golden apples 400g
Mascarpone 200g
Flour 00 250g
Sugar 150g
Eggs (about 2) 120g
Baking powder for cakes 16g
Vanilla pod 1
Fine salt 1 pinch
Calories for apple and mascarpone cake
Difficulty: Easy Preparation: 30 min Cooking: 50 min Servings: 12 people Cost: Low
Preparation of apple and mascarpone cake
How to prepare the Apple and mascarpone cake
To make the apple and mascarpone cake, first peel the apples, remove the core 1 and cut them into irregular cubes 2. In a bowl, pour the whole eggs and sugar 3.
Add a pinch of salt 4 and beat the mixture with electric beaters until frothy 5. Add the mascarpone 6 and mix with the beaters.
Now incorporate the sifted flour little by little 7 and the baking powder 8. Keeping it beating, flavor with the seeds of the vanilla pod 9.
Finally, add the apple cubes 10 and mix to incorporate them into the mixture 11. Grease and flour a 20 cm diameter mold 12.
Pour the mixture inside and level it with a spatula or the back of a slightly damp spoon 13. Bake the cake in a preheated static oven at 180°C for 50 minutes. When it is cooked, remove the apple and mascarpone cake from the oven 14, let it cool down and then remove it from the mold and garnish it with powdered sugar to taste 15.
Storage
The apple and mascarpone cake can be kept under a glass bell at room temperature for 2-4 days.
Tip
Let the mascarpone soften at room temperature before incorporating it into the dough, it will be easier to work with!