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Easy French apple cake

By Layla Pujol 44 Comments

This delicious and easy to make French apple cake recipe is made with only four simple ingredients: apples, sugar, flour and eggs.  No baking powder is needed.

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Easy apple cake recipe with only 4 ingredients

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I’ve mentioned before that I prefer desserts that are easy and simple to make. Whenever I have friends over for dinner, I usually get caught up in making several different courses and tend to run out of time for dessert. I’ve learned to delegate dessert to Nicolas, who likes to keep it simple. He loves making this apple cake and considers it an example of a delicious dessert can be simple to make. 

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Easy French apple cake recipe

Last summer we were lucky enough to spend some time in the south of France. We stayed with Nico’s aunt Lilou, who happens to be an amazing cook and spoiled us with some of the best meals ever. One of her desserts was this apple cake, it was so good, I had to ask her to share the recipe. Nico was in charge of taking notes for Lilou’s recipes and he also prepares this cake most of the time when we make it at home.

This delicious apple cake is one of the easiest cakes you will ever make. I was actually somewhat scared the first time I saw Nico make it. I was sure he had missed some ingredients, how can you make a cake without baking powder or butter or milk? But, it worked and the cake turned out just like Lilou’s.

This apple cake can be served warm or cold; it can be served as is or accompanied by ice-cream. You can also serve it for dessert or have a slice with cup of afternoon coffee. This cake can also be made with a variety of other fruits: strawberries, blueberries, pears, pineapple, peach, etc – the only adjustment is that based on the amount of moisture in the fruit, you might need to bake it for slightly longer (or less).

Easy French apple cake recipe

Easy French apple cake

Delicious and easy to make French apple cake recipe made with only 4 simple ingredients: apples, sugar, flour and eggs.
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Course: Cakes, Dessert, Sweets
Cuisine: European, French, International
Keyword: Apple cake, Apples, easy, Easy French apple cake
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 6 ounces of sugar (regular) 6 oz of sugar = 170 grams of sugar = ~3/4 cup
  • 6 ounces of flour (all purpose) 6 oz of flour = 170 grams of flour = ~1 1/3 cups
  • 3 large eggs
  • 3 large apples peeled and cut in small chunks

Instructions

  • Pre-heat the oven to 400F degrees.
  • Mix the eggs with the sugar using an electric mixer for about 2 minutes.
  • Use a flat wooden spoon to slowly stir in the flour until the batter is smooth.
  • Mix in the apple chunks, pour the cake batter into a buttered and floured cake mold – we used a round 9 inch cake pan.
  • Bake for 5 minutes at 400F, then lower to 360F (or 350F is your oven doesn’t have a 360F option) degrees and bake for the approximately 30 minutes or until it turns golden. To test if the cake is done insert a toothpick into the middle, if it comes out clean, then the cake is done.

Video Recipe for French Apple Cake

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Step by step preparation photos for this simple french apple cake

Mix the sugar and the eggs
 
Mix the sugar and the eggs until they are creamy
Use a spoon to slowly stir in the flour
 
Use a spoon to slowly stir in the flour
Fresh apples to make apple cake
 
Peel, core and cut the apples into chunks
Add the apples to the cake mix
 
Pour the apple cake mix into a lightly floured cake pan
Bake at 400F for 5 minutes and then lower to 360 F for ~30 minutes
 
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  1. Margaret Clark says

    January 24, 2021 at 6:01 pm

    Like so many others I’m amazed how good this cake turned out with so few ingredients involved. I did tweak it a bit….I microwaved the diced apples for a couple of minutes & added a sprinkling of cinnamon to the flour.
    The result was delicious. We wolfed it down in two days & there’s only two of us. Thanks for this gorgeous recipe

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  2. Gerfrog says

    April 26, 2020 at 5:47 am

    My 9 and 11 year old made this with Pears and it is delicious, and amazing to have baking powder-free recipe at the moment! Merci ( I actually am from the South of France living in the UK but not a Baker :)

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  3. Nicole says

    March 1, 2018 at 4:54 pm

    I added cinnamon and nutmeg! Absolutely delicious.

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  4. Amber says

    November 11, 2013 at 12:09 pm

    What a delicious recipe! I tried it your way with pink lady apples but also made a second cake with pears and just a drop of lavender essential oil. Wonderful recipe- simple and delicious!

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  5. anne call says

    September 21, 2013 at 5:43 pm

    I just made this and OMG

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  6. Bill Riordan says

    February 16, 2013 at 6:30 pm

    Your cheese empanada recipe was so good…I will try this one next…I have friends coming for dinner this week and I think that you just solved my dessert issue :-)

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