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French Apple Cake Recipe

Easy french apple cake with fresh apples. A treat for your senses. Best served with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 169 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French

Ingredients

For the cake batter:
  • 3.5 ounces all-purpose flour sieved
  • 3.5 ounces sugar
  • 1 stick butter melted
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 Teaspoon baking powder not baking soda!!
  • pinch salt
  • 1.1 pound apples ~4 Apples
and...
  • butter soft, to grease the mold
  • 2 Tablespoons calvados or apple brandy or apple juice
  • 2 Tablespoons brown sugar

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 350 Fahrenheit/ 180 Celsius.
  2. In a bowl, add and combine to a smooth batter the all-purpose sieved flour, sugar, butter, eggs, baking powder and salt.
  3. Peel and discard the core of the apples. Cut them into smaller pieces and mix them into the cake batter.
  4. Butter your mold well, pour the batter into the prepared mold and spread evenly. Pour 2 Tablespoons of Calvados over the cake batter and finish by sprinkling the brown sugar over the cake.
  5. Bake for about 30 minutes at 350 Fahrenheit/ 180 Celsius until golden brown on top. Test with a knife, if the cake is baked, by poking into the center. If it's gooey keep for 5 more minutes to bake. The knife should come back clean.
  6. Best served and enjoyed with a scoop of Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

Notes

  • You can substitute calvados with apple brandy or apple juice. Or skip it (but you will miss some flavors)

Nutrition Information

Calories 169kcal (8%) Carbohydrates 20g (7%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 8g (12%) Saturated Fat 5g (25%) Cholesterol 61mg (20%) Sodium 84mg (4%) Potassium 98mg (3%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 14g (28%) Vitamin A 315IU (6%) Vitamin C 1.9mg (2%) Calcium 27mg (3%) Iron 0.5mg (3%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12slices

Amount Per Serving

Calories 169

% Daily Value*

Calories 169kcal 8%
Carbohydrates 20g 7%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 8g 12%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Cholesterol 61mg 20%
Sodium 84mg 4%
Potassium 98mg 2%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 14g 28%
Vitamin A 315IU 6%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 2%
Calcium 27mg 3%
Iron 0.5mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.