Milopita (Greek Apple Upside-Down Cake)
In this milopita recipe, I opt for Granny Smith apples, but feel free to use your preferred baking apple variety if you have one.
Ingredients
- 5 apples, peeled and thinly sliced
- 2 ½ cups white sugar, divided
- ¼ stick unsalted butter, melted
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup raisins (Optional)
- 1 ½ cups olive oil
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 5 eggs, separated
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 apples, grated
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line an 11-inch round baking pan with parchment paper.
- Combine sliced apples, 1/2 cup white sugar, butter, and brown sugar in a large bowl. Mix together gently, being careful not to break apple slices. Pour sugary juice from the apple mixture into the prepared baking pan. Arrange sliced apples on top in a circle. Sprinkle raisins on top of apples and pour any remaining juice overall.
- Combine olive oil and cinnamon in a large mixing bowl. Add egg yolks, flour, grated apples, baking powder, and remaining white sugar. Stir well to combine. Beat egg whites to a light froth in a separate bowl and stir into the olive oil mixture carefully. Pour over the apples in the baking pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cover cake with foil if the top brown before the cake is done baking.
- Remove cake from oven and allow to cool, about 30 minutes. Invert cake onto a serving plate.
Nutrition
Calories: 950kcalCarbohydrates: 129gProtein: 9gFat: 47gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 110mgSodium: 228mgPotassium: 272mgFiber: 5gSugar: 87gVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 147mgIron: 3mg
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