Comforting Apple Cake
Comforting Apple Cake makes the whole house smell of sugar. I love baking with apples and my friend Catherine Wilson wants to bake a cake with apples. I hope this recipe is easier for her than the last one she tried.
The ingredients are basic and the method easy. Bring this to your table and add ice cream or cheddar cheese. It is a dense cake and small slices are in order. I like to sprinkle coconut sugar over it for a little colour.
The type of Apples you use in baking is important to the texture, flavour and the shape of your baking. Know your apples and which to use: https://www.thekitchn.com/the-best-apples-for-cooking-ingredient-intelligence-208455
First you need butter and sugar.
Cream the butter and sugar until smooth and add egg yolks one at a time.
Whisk the egg whites and sift the dry ingredients together.
This produces a thick batter.
Cut and fan the apples.
Press into a spring form pan and arrange the apples on top.
Just out of the oven.
Remove rim.
Comforting Apple Cake
Comforting Apple Cake fills the house with the smell of apples and sugar.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2/3 cups sugar
- 2 eggs separated
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 2 tbsp limoncello
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2-4 apples depends on size
- 1 tbsp coconut sugar for sprinkling on top
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg sprinkling on top
Instructions
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Set oven to 350 F
Butter and flour a 9 inch spring form cake pan.
Beat the butter in a large bowl until creamy,
Add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
Now add the egg yolk one at a time while whisking.
Add the lemon juice, almond extract and limoncello.
In another bowl combine the flour, baking powder and salt.
Whisk the egg whites until soft peaks form.
Alternate the flour and egg whites into the creamy butter mixture. Mix only enough to combine.
Add the milk and give it one final whisk.
This is a thick batter.
Place batter into the pan.
Spread and I used a piece of plastic wrap to spread it.
Peel the apples, slice in half crosswise and then in half again.
Make cuts into each piece in a fan-like motion. Do not cut through.
Arrange the fans on top of the batter.
Lightly press the apples into the batter.
Sprinkle with coconut sugar and nutmeg.
Bake for 50 to 55 minutes.
Let cool 10 minutes before removing rim.
Slice and serve warm or cold with ice cream.
You can also glaze the top with a little icing.
Recipe Notes
Use a firm apple. Make sure you know your apples.
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