French Apple Cake
I wanted to share with your one of the easiest cakes that I love to serve for a quick and simple dessert during the apple season : the classic French Apple Cake.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 35 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 4 apples ((about 500 g or 17-18 oz))
- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour ((180 g))
- 1/2 cup butter ((125 g))
- 3 eggs
- 2/3 cup brown sugar ((120 g))
- 1 teaspoon baking powder ((5 g))
- 2 teaspoons rum ((optional))
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons sugar (, brown or white)
Instructions
- 1
Cut the apples into quarters after washing them. Peel them and slice them thinly with a knife or a mandolin.
- 2
In a large bowl, break the eggs and whisk them with the sugar until the mixture turns white. In a small bowl, mix the flour mixed with baking powder.
- 3
Add it to the eggs with the melted butter, vanilla and rum (optional). Mix well with a rubber spatula. Add the slices of apples.
- 4
Pour the cake batter into a springform pan greased or covered with parchment paper. Sprinkle the top of the cake with sugar. The sugar will caramelize the top of the cake. Bake for 35-40 minutes at 180°C / 350 °F (fan oven).
- 5
While the cake is still warm, run a blunt knife along the edges of the cake. Unmold the cake and place it on a wire rack to let the cake cool. Place then on a large plate.