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Easy French Apple Cake
This super Easy French Apple Cake is the perfect recipe to quickly whip up for dessert or to enjoy with your afternoon tea.
Prep Time
20
minutes
mins
Cook Time
30
minutes
mins
Total Time
50
minutes
mins
Course:
afternoon tea, Dessert
Cuisine:
French
Servings:
12
people
Calories:
173
kcal
Author:
Sylvie
Ingredients
2
Large Apples
2
Eggs
at room temperature
80
gr (1/3 cup)
Brown Sugar
120
gr (1/2 cup)
Unsalted Butter
melted
120
gr (1/2 cup)
Applesauce
preferably unsweetened
150
gr (1 cup)
Plain / All-Purpose Flour
1 1/2
teaspoon
Baking Powder
1/2
teaspoon
Ground Cinnamon
optional
1
pinch
Salt
Flaked Almond
optional, to taste
Raw Sugar
optional, to taste
Instructions
Preheat your oven on 180'C / 350'F. Line the bottom of a 24 cm (9-inch) Springform Pan and lightly grease the sides.
Melt the Butter in the microwave and set aside to cool down.
Peel, Core and Cut the Apples into small cubes. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk the Eggs and Brown Sugar until foamy. Add the melted Butter and Applesauce (see note 1) and whisk until combined.
Mix in the Flour, Baking Powder, Cinnamon and Salt. Stop whisking as soon as combined (see note 2).
Fold in the apples (see note 3). Pour into the prepare Springform Pan and spread the mixture around.
Optionally, top with some Flaked Almond and Raw Sugar.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Leave to cool down completely before removing from the pan and serving.
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Notes
This recipe was update in August 2022.
You can also add 1 to 2 tablespoons of Rum to the cake batter along with the melted Butter and Oil.
If preferred, mix all the dry ingredients in a separate bowl first and / or sift it into the bowl with the wet ingredients.
Optionally, keep about 1/4 of the cubed apples and place them on top of the cake batter before baking.
Nutrition
Calories:
173
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
22
g
|
Protein:
2
g
|
Fat:
9
g
|
Saturated Fat:
5
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
2
g
|
Trans Fat:
0.3
g
|
Cholesterol:
49
mg
|
Sodium:
70
mg
|
Potassium:
75
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
11
g
|
Vitamin A:
309
IU
|
Vitamin C:
1
mg
|
Calcium:
46
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg