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This cake is sooo good! It's a French masterpiece, very little batter, lots of apples! I did add a little cinnamon that the French would never do, but it's good! I also sprinkled on turbinado sugar when it came out of the oven for a nice crunch. This is so simple to make and it's delish served warm with vanilla ice cream or vanilla frozen yogurt, or Creme Fraiche, enjoy!
Author: Ruth Guerri
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 8
Ingredients
- ¾ cup of flour
- ¾ tsp of baking powder
- pinch of salt
- ½ tsp of cinnamon
- 4 large apples, mixed varieties
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- ¾ cup of sugar
- 3 Tbs of dark rum
- ½ tsp of vanilla extract
- 1 stick of butter, salted or unsalted, melted and cooled to room temperature
- ⅓ cup of chopped walnuts or pecans
- turbinado sugar - optional
Instructions
- To start this masterpiece, preheat the oven to 350º and adjust the oven rack to the center of the oven.
- Heavily butter an 8-inch springform pan and place it on a baking sheet.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
- Peel and core the apples and dice them into 1-inch pieces.
- Using a mixer, beat the eggs until foamy then whisk in the sugar, rum, and vanilla. Now, by hand, stir in half of the flour mixture, then gently stir in half of the melted butter.
- And then stir in the remaining flour mixture, then the rest of the butter.
- Stir in the apples and nuts until they’re well-coated with the batter and spoon them into the prepared cake pan and smooth the top with a spatula.
- Bake the cake for 50 minute to 1 hour, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool for 5 minutes, then run a knife around the edge to loosen the cake from the pan and carefully remove the sides of the cake pan, making sure no apples are stuck to it. If you're using turbinado sugar, it's time to sprinkle it on the top.
- All done! To serve, cut the cake into wedges and serve warm with vanilla ice cream, frozen yogurt or creme fraiche, enjoy!
