Maple Apple Cake with Oatmeal Streusel (Torta di Mele)

Two slices of apple maple cake stacked on top of each other.

5 from 3 votes

Maple Apple Cake with Oatmeal Streusel (Torta di Mele)

This maple apple cake has all the fall flavors you're looking for - warm cinnamon, sweet maple syrup and a crumbly oatmeal streusel topping. Torta di Mele is Italian for "Apple Cake" but this recipe has some not-so-traditional additions that amps up the apple flavor, in my opinion. Perfect to bake on a cozy night in or to make ahead for a holiday celebration.

Prep Time20

Cook Time40

Total Time1

Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American, Italian

Keyword: Apple Cake, Cake, Fall Baking, Loaf, Maple, Oatmeal, Streusel, Torta di Mela, Torta di Mele

Servings: slices

Calories: 523kcal

Author: Mari Betancourt

Equipment

Ingredients

For the Maple Apple Cake

1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
1 ¾ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon kosher salt
2 large eggs, room temperature
¾ cup granulated sugar
1 Granny Smith apple
1 Fuji apple
½ cup maple syrup
½ cup melted butter
1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste
1 teaspoon cinnamon

For the Oatmeal Streusel

½ cup all-purpose flour
½ cup brown sugar, packed
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ cup butter, room temperature
⅓ cup old fashioned oats

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a 10 inch loaf pan with parchment paper on all sides. Set aside.
In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
In a medium bowl, beat together the room temperature eggs with the sugar for about one minute or until the mixture is fluffy and doubles in size.
Peel the Granny Smith apple. Cut one half of this apple into small cubes (aim for ¼ to ½ inch cubes) and set aside. Place the other peeled half in the blender.
Peel and quarter the Fuji apple and place in the blender, along with the maple syrup, melted butter, vanilla bean paste and cinnamon. Blend together well until the mixture reaches an apple sauce consistency, about 10-15 seconds.
Pour the reserved, diced Granny Smith apples and the apple sauce mixture into the large bowl with the flour, baking powder and salt. Mix until just combined. Then fold in the egg and sugar mixture gently, making sure you don't over mix!
Make the oatmeal streusel topping. In a medium bowl, combine the room temperature butter, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and oats. Using gloves, mix together with hands until the mixture looks like wet sand and small clumps form.
Pour the batter into the lined loaf pan and pour the oatmeal streusel on top. Bake at 350°F for 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted into the middle comes out mostly clean. Allow to cool before slicing and serving.

Notes

You can substitute vanilla extract in place of vanilla bean paste if you don't have any.

Nutrition

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