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Unlike in US/Canada, a French Apple Cake doesn't call for any spices like cinnamon or nutmeg, nor a crumble top, nuts or glaze. The fame of this French cake rather relies on its simple crumb made from a generous amount of butter and flavored with dark rum, making it incredibly fragrant. The cake is best eaten completely cooled as you taste the apples more. French apple cake is a classic French dessert that is more of a custard-like cake.
French Apple Cake is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. French Apple Cake is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook french apple cake using 11 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make French Apple Cake:
- Make ready Unsalted Butter, 115g + More For Greasing
- Make ready Bleached All Purpose Flour,
- Make ready Baking Powder,
- Get Sea Salt,
- Take Eggs Room Temperature,
- Get Granulated Sugar,
- Get Dark Muscovado Sugar,
- Prepare Brandy,
- Take Pure Vanilla Paste,
- Prepare Granny Smith Apples Peeled Cored Diced,
- Take Red Gala Apples Cored Diced,
Gorgeous easy french apple cake with calvados and fresh apples. Best served with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream. If you can't get clavados, use other apple brandy. if you want it without alcohol, use apple juice, it will give your cake flavor and keep it more moist. "Buttery Rum Flavoured Cake filled with chunks of apples and baked till perfection. A slice of french apple cake with a cup of tea is heaven" French Apple Cake Recipe with Step by Step Pictures.
Steps to make French Apple Cake:
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius or 350 fahrenheit. - - Grease the cake pan generously with butter and set aside. - - In a skillet over medium low heat, add butter.
- Swirl to melt the butter gently. - - Once melted, continue cooking until butter start to brown. - - You can actually see that the milk starts to separated and the milk solids start to caramelize.
- Remove from heat. - - Pour into a bowl thru' a coffee filter over a fine strainer. - - Discard any residue. - - Reserve a few TBSP for serving (optional).
- Measure the melted butter again. - - Add water if necessary to retain the weight as 115g. - - Set aside to cool to room temperature. - - In a large mixing bowl, add flour, baking powder and salt.
- Mix to combine well. - - In another large mixing bowl, using a hand mixer, whisk eggs until foamy. - - Add in sugar and continue whisking until the sugar has dissolved. - - Add in brandy and vanilla paste.
- Give it a final whisk. - - Add in half of the flour mixture and half of the melted butter. - - Using a spatula, fold to combine well making sure no large lumps. - - Add in the remaining half of the flour mixture and melted butter.
- Fold to combine well. - - Make sure no large lumps. - - You can pass the batter thru a fine strainer just to make sure. - - Add in the apples.
- Mix to coat the apples well with the batter. - - Transfer into the cake pan. - - Wack into the oven and bake for about 50 mins to an hr. - - Or until the cake is browned and if you insert a skewer into the cake, it comes out clean.
- Keep an eye on the cake, as different ovens may varies and the cake can turn from being browned to burnt very fast.* - - Remove from oven and set aside to cool completely. - - Slice and serve with apricot compote, vanilla bean ice cream and beurre noisette (browned butter).
- To make the apricot compote, place 500g of apricots (fresh, washed, halved and pitted) in a medium sauce pot. Add 1/4 cup of water and about 1/4 cup of granulated sugar (adjust to preference). Add in a stick of cinnamon and 3 cloves. Stir to combine well and until the sugar has dissolved. Bring to a slow simmer. Reduce the heat to low. Cover and simmer for 5 to 10 mins.
If you can't get clavados, use other apple brandy. if you want it without alcohol, use apple juice, it will give your cake flavor and keep it more moist. "Buttery Rum Flavoured Cake filled with chunks of apples and baked till perfection. A slice of french apple cake with a cup of tea is heaven" French Apple Cake Recipe with Step by Step Pictures. Super yummy cake made using a buttery rum flavoured cake batter and fresh apples. This Apple French Cake is the most delicious and moist dessert that will also be perfect as a snack with your afternoon tea. It is simply a great Fall and Winter cake that is great if you don't want to spend too much time in the kitchen!
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