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LIVE Apple Cake Class with Gloria from Florence


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Apple Cake

Sunday, November 14th
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific Time

Join Gloria in her kitchen in the heart of Florence and bake a cozy apple cake, full of apples, raisins, cinnamon and vanilla. Perfect for cold winter days with a cup of hot tea or coffee.

No oven? No problem! Gloria cooks her cake in a pan on the stovetop, so this recipe is accessible to all.

Please be mindful of the time of the class you sign up for and your own time zone. After registration, you will receive a link to the Zoom online meeting session we will use.


Ingredients & Preparation

Have your ingredients pre-measured and prepped before the class for a more seamless experience.
If you do not have certain ingredients, our chefs will do their best to suggest substitutions.

Apple Cake
1 cake

  • 1 lemon

  • 1/3 cup raisins + soaking liquid of choice
    *Gloria recommends soaking in rum or brandy, but raisins can also be soaked in warm water for a non-alcoholic version.

  • 3 - 4 apples, medium size

  • 3 eggs

  • 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour, plus a bit more for dusting the raisins

  • 1 1/2 cup sugar

  • 1/4 cup milk

  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil

  • 2 teaspoons baking powder

  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • Pinch of salt

  • Cinnamon, to taste

  • Butter to grease pan

  • Powdered sugar for dusting / decoration

Equipment

Certain commonly used kitchen tools are not listed here such as cutlery, dishes, etc. Any additional equipment is listed here.

  • 1 skillet / non-stick pan with lid - approximately 12” diameter

  • Parchment paper

  • Kitchen towel or paper towels for drying raisins

  • Whisk or electric mixer

  • Fine mesh sieve for dusting powdered sugar

  • Microplane zester or the small holes of a box grater

General Steps

  1. Grate lemon and soak raisins.

  2. Prepare apples and cake batter.

  3. Layer in pan and cook.

  4. Dust with powdered sugar and serve.


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