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title: Simple Delicious Apple Cake
description: This is my favorite family recipe for apple cake. Because is very
  easy to make, this is a great recipe for letting the kids have “hands-on”
  along the entire process.
author:
  name: Soledad Liendo
  url: http://soledad-liendo.idoneos.com
canonical: https://gourmet.idoneos.com/desserts/apple_cake/
source: desserts/apple_cake/index.md
---

-   **Simple Delicious Apple Cake**

<h2 id="ingredients"><strong>Ingredients</strong></h2>

1 cup flour

1 ½ cup sugar

1 stick (½ cup) butter, room temperature

1 tsp. baking powder

3 medium apples (peeled and sliced)

1 cup milk

1 egg

1 tsp. vanilla extract

<h2 id="directions"><strong>Directions</strong></h2>

Preheat oven 350°F.

Grease bottom of 9x13 inch pan.

In a big bowl, combine the butter, flour, baking powder and only 1 cup of sugar. Mix the ingredients rubbing your hands together, to create a sandy texture. 

Cover the bottom of the pan with half of the mixture. Distribute the apples on top, and then cover the apples with the rest of the mixture.

In a medium bowl, mix the egg, milk and vanilla extract. Pour this mixture evenly on the cake.

Cover the surface with the rest ½ cup of sugar.

Bake for 35-40 minutes.