Milopita (Greek Apple Upside-Down Cake)

Use your favorite kind of apple for this old-fashioned apple upside-down cake made with olive oil, otherwise known as Greek milopita.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 950 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 5 eggs, separated
• ¼ cup raisins (Optional)
• 1 ½ cups olive oil
• 2 apples, grated
• 2 ½ cups white sugar, divided
• 5 apples, peeled and thinly sliced
• ¼ stick unsalted butter, melted

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line an 11-inch round baking pan with parchment paper.

Step 2

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 over all.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

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 browns before the cake is done baking.

Step 5

Remove cake from oven and allow to cool, about 30 minutes. Invert cake onto a serving plate.