Almond Cardamom Apple Layer Cake
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
30 mins
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Total Time
40 mins
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Servings
16
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Calories
454 kcal
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Course
Dessert
Almond Cardamom Apple Layer Cake
Description
This cake combines diced apples cooked with water and sugar until soft, nearly pureed, which are then incorporated into a creamed butter and sugar mixture with eggs. Dry ingredients include self-raising flour, baking powder, salt, ground cardamom, and dried orange peel, lending the cake a subtle spice and citrus brightness. The batter is divided evenly among three cake tins, sprinkled with almond flakes on one layer to introduce a nutty texture, and baked until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
The result is three tender, fragrant layers that, once cooled, can be assembled with a light cardamom whipped cream made by sweetening whipped cream with a pinch of ground cardamom and icing sugar. This pairing complement the warm spice notes and moist crumb of the cake, offering a balanced sweetness and flavor complexity.
Best served as a centerpiece dessert, this cake works well for festive meals or gatherings where layered cakes are appreciated for their flavor combination and textured contrast between spiced apples, soft crumb, crunchy almonds, and smooth cream.
Ingredients
- 4 apple peeled and cut into small cubes
- 100 water 0.4 cup
- 375 g caster sugar superfine sugar, divided (13.2oz)
- 375 g butter room temperature (13.2oz, unsalted
- 5 egg free-range
- 385 g self-raising flour (13.5oz)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Pinch salt pf
- 1.5 tsp ground cardamom
- 0.5 tsp orange peel ground, dried
- 25 g almond flakes 1 oz
For the cardamom whipped cream
- 250 ml whipping cream (1 cup)
- 1 tbsp icing sugar
- cardamom ground, large pinch
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to fan assisted 150C / 170C/ 340F / gas 3 and lightly oil 3 lined 20cm round cake tins.
- Add the apples along with the water and 50g of the caster sugar in a pan over medium heat and cook for about 15 mins till the apples have almost turned into a puree. Set aside and let cool.
- Add butter and remaining sugar in a bowl, and cream with an electric handheld mixer until light and fluffy.
- Then beat in the eggs one at a time, making sure to beat the mixture well after each addition before beating in the almost pureed apple.
- Mix together the flour, baking powder, salt, cardamom, and orange peel in a large bowl and then fold in the wet ingredients.
- Divide the mix equally among the 3 prepared tins, sprinkle the almonds on top of one of the cakes and bake in the hot oven for 30 mins or until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean.
- Leave the cakes to cool in the tins for 10 mins, then transferring them to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Make the whipped cream by mixing the cream, sugar and cardamom together in a large bowl and whipping till the cream forms soft peaks.
- Spread half the whipped cream on the top of a plain topped cake, place the second plain topped cake on top and cover with the remaining whipped cream. Then top with the almond covered cake, sprinkle on some icing sugar, slice and serve.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 16Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 454 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 454kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 48g | 16% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 27g | 42% |
| Saturated Fat | 16g | 80% |
| Cholesterol | 122mg | 41% |
| Sodium | 35mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 151mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 28g | 56% |
| Vitamin A | 915IU | 18% |
| Vitamin C | 2.2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 52mg | 5% |
| Iron | 0.6mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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