Babette Friedman's Jewish Apple Cake
Recipe: #37672
November 07, 2021
Categories: Desserts, Cakes, Tube/Bundt, Apple, Jewish, Butter/Margarine, , more
"Le Coucou chef Daniel Rose"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (411.5 g)
- Calories 635.6
- Total Fat - 13.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 5.6 g
- Cholesterol - 351.8 mg
- Sodium - 42781.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 113.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.5 g
- Sugars - 74.6 g
- Protein - 16.6 g
- Calcium - 221.4 mg
- Iron - 2.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 3.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In a large bowl, toss the apples with the Calvados, ginger, cinnamon and 2 tablespoons of the sugar.
Step 2
Let stand for 30 minutes.
Step 3
Preheat the oven to 350°.
Step 4
Brush a 9-inch springform pan with butter.
Step 5
In a large bowl
Step 6
Using a hand mixer,
Step 7
Beat the 3 sticks of softened butter with the remaining 2 1/4 cups of sugar and the salt until pale yellow and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
Step 8
Beat in the eggs one at a time until smooth.
Step 9
Whisk the flour and baking powder
Step 10
Using a wooden spoon
Step 11
Stir in the flour and baking powder until a thick, smooth batter forms.
Step 12
Chop 8 slices of the apples finely
Step 13
Fold in 8 of the chopped apple slices.
Step 14
Spread the batter in the prepared pan.
Step 15
Arrange the remaining apples in slightly overlapping concentric circles on the batter and drizzle on the apple juices. Bake for about 1 hour and 40 minutes, until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
Step 16
Meanwhile
Step 17
Make the glaze
Step 18
In a small saucepan
Step 19
Combine the sugar with 2 tablespoons of water and bring to a simmer without stirring.
Step 20
Cook over moderate heat, swirling the pan, until an amber caramel forms, about 4 minutes.
Step 21
Carefully add the cream and butter (the mixture will sputter) and cook, whisking, until the caramel is smooth, about 2 minutes.
Step 22
Transfer the cake to a rack and let stand for 10 minutes.
Step 23
Unmold the cake and brush the top with the glaze.
Tips
No special items needed.