Apple and almond cake (Appelkaka) Recipe
Ingredients for people
- Unsalted butter : 110 g
- Light soft brown sugar : 150 g
- Whole egg(s) : 2 whole
- Plain flour : 210 g
- Baking powder : 1 Tsp
- Ground cinnamon : 1 Tsp
- Ground green cardamon : 2 g
- Apple(s) : 3 whole
- Flaked almonds : 50 g
- Maldon salt : 1 pinch(es)
- Apricot jam : 30 g
- Unsalted butter : 20 g
- 1For the cake
Preheat the oven to 180°C.
With the 20g of butter grease and line a 20cm cake tin with a removable base.
On a clean chopping board peel and dice the apple into 2cm cubes and set aside.
With an electric hand mixer, beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl until pale. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing until they are incorporated.
Fold through the flour, baking powder, salt, cardamom and cinnamon until you have a thick cake batter.
Stir through the apple and pour the batter into the cake tin.
Spread the almonds of top of the cake and bake in the oven for 40-45 minutes. Cover with tin foil if the almonds brown too much.
Remove from the oven and leave to cool.
As the cake is cooling, heat the jam in a saucepan until runny and brush over the top of the cake. - 2To serve
Carefully remove the cake from the tin and slice.
«You can make this cake for one just by using small ramekins.»
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