Moist Passover Apple Cake

This Passover apple cake recipe uses matzo cake meal, orange juice, and sweet-tart Granny Smith apples to make a tender, moist, and sweet dessert.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 371 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 3 eggs, separated
• 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening, room temperature
• 1 cup matzo cake meal
• 4 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored, and quartered
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 cup vegetable oil
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.25 cup orange juice

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square baking dish with vegetable shortening.

Step 2

Beat egg whites in a metal, glass, or ceramic bowl with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Lift the beater or whisk straight up: egg whites should form a sharp peak that holds its shape. Set aside.

Step 3

Place egg yolks, oil, and orange juice into a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy and thick, about 5 minutes. Stir in 1 cup sugar, mixing well, then lightly stir in matzo cake meal and salt until incorporated. Use a rubber spatula or wire whisk to fold about 1/3 of the beaten egg whites into matzo meal mixture. Gently run the spatula through the center of mixture, then around the sides of the bowl, repeating until fully incorporated. Add remaining egg whites, folding until just incorporated.

Step 4

Mix together remaining 3/4 cup sugar with cinnamon in a small bowl until well combined. Spread 1/2 of the batter into the prepared baking dish; distribute apples evenly over batter. Sprinkle apples with about 2/3 of the sugar-cinnamon mixture. Spread remaining batter over apples; sprinkle remaining sugar-cinnamon mixture over the top of cake.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until cake is golden brown, about 45 minutes. Cut into squares while still warm.