Apple Peel Cake (leftover make over recipe)
This fluffy apple tea cake is made with the leftover peels of your apples. It is a very simple cake to mix together and very delicious. Serve it with a dusting of powdered sugar and it is the perfect fall leftover makeover dessert recipe.
Equipment
- Blender
- 8/9 inch round baking tin
- Baking paper
- Brush
- Whisk
- Rubber spatula
Ingredients
- 3-5 apple peels
- 1 whole apple chopped
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp vanilla optional
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- Pinch of salt
Top with
- 3 tbsp demerara sugar
- 1/4 cup chopped cashew nuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 170℃ fan or 180℃ without fan, line a 9 inch round tin with baking paper and brush with oil, set aside.
- In a blender add the leftover apple peels, chopped apples, eggs, sugar, vanilla, oil and blend until smooth, it should look like a smoothie.
- In a large mixing bowl add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and stir well. Pour over the wet apple mixture and whisk until combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared tin and top with cashew nuts, Demerara sugar and bake for 40-45 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Top with powdered sugar once cooled and slice.
Notes
- Make sure to blend the wet ingredients well as we wouldn’t want pieces of apple peel in the cake once baked. You can also add upto 2 whole apple into the blender.
- Instead of oil you can use melted butter.