French Apple Cake

Easy, Level, Sweets

Prep time

15 mins

Total time

60 mins

Serves

8 people

Level

Easy

About the recipe

Yup, that beloved fall classic apple cake is here in France. Dive into the warm aromas of your favorite seasonal spices in this moist fruity nutty French cake.

Ingredients

Bowl 1

● 3 cups flour

● 1 tbsp baking powder

● 1 cup sugar

● 2 tsp cinnamon

● hand full of chopped walnuts

● 1/8 tsp salt

● 1/8 tsp nutmeg

 

Apple Prep

• 6 cups of your favorite apples thinly cut

• ¼ cup sugar

• 2 tsp cinnamon

 

 

 

Bowl 2

• 4 eggs

• 3/4 cup neutral tasting oil

• ¼ cup milk

• ½ cup orange juice

• 2 tsp vanilla extract

• optional: zest of 1 lemon

 

Garnish: powdered sugar

Preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 400 °F (200 °C).

2. Put all the ingredients of Apple Prep together in a bowl. Mix and set aside.

3. Mix the ingredients of Bowl 1 together.

4. Mix the ingredients of Bowl 2 together.

5. Mix Bowl 1 and Bowl 2 together by adding the dry ingredients slowly to the wet ingredients while mixing.

6. Remove the apples only from the Apple Prep ingredients (leave the left-over juice in the bowl), and delicately fold the apples into the batter. Leave a few apples on the side for the deco on the top of the finished cake.

7. Place the batter in a round non-stick mold OR a mold that is buttered and floured.

8. Place the remaining apple slices on top sprinkled with a few walnuts.

9. Place the cake in the oven and cook for 30 minutes. After this time place parchment paper on the top to avoid the top getting too brown.

10. Bake the cake for a total of 40-45 minutes or until a knife comes out clean.

11. Let the cake cool completely before removing it from the mold and cutting it.

12. Sprinkle the top with powdered sugar and enjoy!

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