The Best Cake I’ve Ever Baked! Apple, Plum & Ricotta — So Easy! 🍎🍑 (NO SCALE NEEDED)

The Best Cake I’ve Ever Baked! Apple, Plum & Ricotta — So Easy! 🍎🍑 (NO SCALE NEEDED)

Golden, fragrant, and impossibly soft — this apple and plum cake with a ricotta cream layer is the kind of bake that fills your kitchen with the best smell imaginable. One slice and you will understand why it disappears so fast.

This is a straightforward, fuss-free cake that any home baker can pull off with confidence. A light, oil-based batter stays moist for days, chunky apple pieces baked right in keep every bite juicy, and a layer of cinnamon-tossed plums topped with a silky ricotta cream makes it look and taste like something from a good bakery. No fancy equipment, no tricky techniques — just honest, satisfying baking from start to finish.

A quick note on how this video works: there is no spoken narration. All the recipe details, amounts, and tips appear as text on screen throughout the video. If you prefer to read along at your own pace, turn on Captions (CC) in the YouTube player — every step is there for you.

Ingredients

3 eggs
1/2 cup (120 g) sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
Pinch of salt
1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon (130 ml) vegetable oil
Scant 1/2 cup (110 ml) milk
2 cups (280 g) all-purpose flour, added in two portions
1 tablespoon (about 10 g) baking powder
2 medium apples, about 12 oz (350 g) total, peeled and diced

For the plum layer:
10–14 oz (300–400 g) fresh plums, pitted and sliced into wedges
1 tablespoon (12 g) sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

For the ricotta cream:
6.5 oz (180 g) ricotta or cream cheese
1 egg
2 tablespoons sugar

To finish:
Butter and parchment paper for a 9.5-inch (24 cm) springform pan
Powdered sugar for dusting

Chapters

0:00 Introduction — Apple and Plum Cake
0:04 Crack eggs and add sugar, vanilla sugar, and salt
0:22 Beat eggs with mixer until light and fluffy
0:38 Add vegetable oil and mix until smooth
1:09 Add milk and mix the liquid base
1:40 Sift in first portion of flour and fold with whisk
2:12 Add second portion of flour with baking powder and whisk
2:49 Peel and dice the apples
3:28 Fold apples into the batter
3:52 Prepare the plums with sugar and cinnamon
4:54 Butter and line the springform pan
5:29 Pour apple batter into the pan and smooth
5:50 Spoon spiced plums over the batter
6:06 Make the ricotta cream layer
7:00 Spoon ricotta cream over the plums
7:28 Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 40 minutes
7:36 Unmold and remove parchment
8:06 Dust with powdered sugar
8:14 Final look at the finished cake
8:35 Slice and reveal the layers
9:12 Close-up of the cross section and texture

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