Ingredients
- Cake:
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 2 apples, peeled, cored, and cut into small dice
- 1/2 cup raisins
- zest of 1 lemon
- 2 egg whites
- Maple Icing:
- 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 6 tablespoons maple syrup
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat your oven to 325 F.
Grease and line a tall 8" round or springform cake pan with parchment paper.
In a bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
In another bowl, whisk the olive oil, sugar, vanilla, and eggs until smooth.
Stir in the apple, raisins, and lemon zest.
Fold in the dry ingredients. The batter will be very thick.
Beat the egg whites until they have a soft meringue consistency. Fold them into the batter in two additions.
Spread the batter into your prepared baking pan.
Bake for 50 minutes to an hour, or until the cake is a light golden brown and feels firm.
Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before inverting to a wire rack to cool completely.
Make the icing by beating the butter and cream cheese together until smooth. Mix in the powdered sugar and brown sugar. Add the maple syrup.
Once cooled, the cake may be cut in half and iced, iced on the top, or left plain to be enjoyed.