Recipes

Apple Cake

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup (114g) Unsalted Butter
• 1/2 cup (100g) White Fine Sugar
• 1/4 cup (50g) Brown Sugar, packed
• 2 Large Eggs
• 3/4 cup (173g) Sour Cream, full fat
• 1/2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1 1/2 (188g) cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 tsp Ground Nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp Ground Cardamom
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1 Large Baking Apple; i.e. Pink Lady

TOPPING:

• 2 tbsp Brown Sugar
• 1 tbsp Turbinado Sugar
• 1/4 tsp Ground Cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp Cardamom
• 1-2 Large Baking Apples; Pink Lady

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9" springform pan with parchment paper and butter the sides. Set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl beat butter, white sugar and brown sugar together. Beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs and continue to beat until well incorporated. Add sour cream and vanilla extract, mix well and set aside.
3. In a separate bowl add flour, baking powder, nutmeg, cardamom and salt. Mix together.
4. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients in two additions. Mix by hand, just until incorporated. Set aside.
5. Peel and core apple. Chop apple in large chunks approx. 1/2-1 inch thick. Add chopped apples to the batter and fold apples into the batter. Be careful not to overmix the batter.
6. Scoop the batter into prepared pan and smooth out evenly. Set aside.
7. In a small bowl make topping. Mix together brown sugar, turbinado sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom. Set aside.
8. Core 1-2 apples for the top (leave the skin on). Thinly slice apples. Place apples on top of the batter by slightly overlapping and fanning them out in a circle. Using a spoon sprinkle a generous amount of cinnamon sugar topping over the apples.
9. Now, do this again with the inner circle; fan out apples and sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture on top. Use all of the cinnamon sugar topping over the apples making sure to sprinkle right to the edge of the pan.
10. Bake in the middle of the oven for approx. 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean (you may want to slide the toothpick under the apple first).
11. Let cake cool on a cooling rack for 5-10 minutes. Slide a knife around the edges of the pan before removing. Top with extra turbinado sugar to add an extra sparkle.

NOTE: Store apple cake in a cake dome for up to 3 days at room temperature or in the fridge for up to 5 days. Let cake come to room temperature before enjoying.

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 35 Minutes
Total Time: 50 Minutes
Yield: 1 9" Cake

Thanks to @bakingforfriends_