Honey Apple Cake
Tender cake topped with apple slices and caramelized honey.
- Prep time
- 22 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3 small Apples peeled, cored, and thinly sliced.
- 1/3 Cup Honey ((120g))
- 1/4 Cup Unsalted butter ((55g))
- 1 2/3 Cups All-purpose flour ((200g))
- 1 1/2 Teaspoons Baking powder
- 3/4 Cup Unsalted butter soften ((180g))
- 3/4 Cup Sugar ((150g))
- 1/4 Cup Honey ((80g))
- 2 Large Eggs at room temperature
- 1 Large Egg yolk at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1/2 Cup Sour cream at room temperature ((120g))
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350F (180C), line a nine-inch pan with parchment paper, and spray it with baking spray.
- 2
Pour the honey and add the butter in a medium saucepan, then place over medium-high heat until the butter has melted and the honey comes to a boil.
- 3
Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes, swirling the pans two to three times.
- 4
Pour the honey mixture into the prepared pan and top with the sliced apples in a pattern, about 1/2-inch away from the edges of the pan.
- 5
Place in the refrigerator to chill while you make the cake batter.
- 6
Beat the butter, sugar, and honey until light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl.
- 7
Add the eggs, then the egg yolks one at a time, waiting for each egg to fully incorporate before adding the next. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl.
- 8
Mix in the vanilla extract
- 9
Mix the flour and baking powder in a medium bowl.
- 10
Reduce speed to low, then add the flour mixture in three parts, alternating with the sour cream starting and ending with the flour mixture.
- 11
Remove the pan from the refrigerator and add the batter, starting with the edges of the cake.
- 12
Bake for 35-40 minutes until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.
- 13
Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 20 minutes.
- 14
Run a butter knife around the edges of the pan, then invert the cake onto your serving plate.
- 15
Allow the cake to cool before serving.