An Apple cake, very simple recipe adapted from a Taiwanese chef which I've kept for a long long time too. This is not the 1st time I bake this but it seems I've forgotten how long I have to cook the caramel......
Well, as you can see here, the cake looks abit burn on top..*sigh*. Luckily it still taste ok..;p
That's the caramel that suppose to look yellowish ..:(
Will make note here, so that I won't forget next time...;p
Base:
1 or 2 apples, thinly sliced
1/4 cup sugar, melted becomes caramel (turn off the fire right after the caramel turn yellowish)
~ Pour caramel onto the cake pan ( I used and 8" ring pan) and arranged the sliced apples on the caramel. Set aside.
Ingredients for batter:
1 finely chopped apple
4 eggs
200g butter
130g sugar (has been reduced)
180g Plain flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
50g milk
~ Cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy
~ Add in eggs one at a time
~ Slowly fold in flour and milk alternately, and ends with flour.
~ Mix in chopped apples and pour batter onto the cake pan with arranged caramel & sliced apples at the bottom.
~ Bake at 170'C for 40-45 minutes.
~ Over turn and remove the cake once done.
Serve the cake warm or cold as your wish. I always keep half of it in the fridge and half outside..heehee! I just like both! Hope you like it too..:)
Cheers!
I like keeping it at room temperature in an air tight container for cakes baked with butter. Somehow, if it's out from the fridge, even after I thaw it, it just seems tough a little and dry up a bit. Do you experience the same thing too?
ReplyDeleteHi Quinn,
ReplyDeleteHow are you lately? Yeah, I do experience the same, but its still fine to me...heehee..;p
Reese, although the top of the cake burnt a bit but the inner still looks soft and fine.
ReplyDeleteThis would be nice to serve with a dollop of ice cream while it's warm! Yummy!
ReplyDelete~ Jess, thanks!
ReplyDelete~ Kitchen Corner, that's a good idea..;)
Hmm...abit charred but still looks good. :) Fruit cake is always good the following day...wonder if you notice that. BTW, I am looking forward to see someone's full moon cakes, heehee. ;)
ReplyDeleteReese, I prefer mine warm though ... a scoop of vanilla ice cream atop! Haha! Well, who cares as long as the cake tasted good!
ReplyDeleteI can see from your pix the texture of this cake is very soft. I like baking with apples since I always have apples at home. I too always keep half of the cake outside and the other half in the fridge :)
ReplyDelete~ Bee Bee, yea, I always keep my mum's fruit cake in the fridge for few days before eating, it taste really good after that..;)
ReplyDelete~ Pei-Lin, a scoop of ice-cream sounds really good, but too bad I'm having cough now..:(
*sigh*...after sore throat then cough.
~ Gert, the cake is soft but the top is ugly..heehee..;p You too will keep half in fridge eh..i thought I'm weird with that idea..haha! I always wanted to try some different ways of eating a cake..:)
Thanks for sharing this simple and yummy recipe, will try out soon.
ReplyDeleteYou are most welcome, Sonia..:) Hope you like it as much as I do.
ReplyDeleteReese, I keep half in the fridge for the reason that we can't finish the cake within a few days so have to keep part of it for the following week :)
ReplyDeleteHaha...Gert, means I'm the only weird one then. I'll juz cut out some immediately and chill them after cooling...;p
ReplyDeleteThe texture looks very good. With apples, I'm sure it's very delicious. Thanks for sharing. MaryMoh at http://www.keeplearningkeepsmiling.com
ReplyDeleteHi Mary, thanks for your compliments..:)
ReplyDeleteI actually like the burnt part. That's the best!! The caramel makes this cake hard to resist!
ReplyDeleteHi joslynn,me too..;) I ate the middle part first, then slowly enjoy the top "charred" part..haha! (weird heh)
ReplyDeleteLooks yummy especially the burnt part!
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