Honeycrisp Apple Cardamom Cake
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4.3
Honeycrisp Apple Cardamom Cake
Description
This cake uses Honeycrisp apples thinly sliced and tossed with lemon juice for freshness. The batter includes cardamom for gentle spiced warmth and is prepared with butter, sugar, eggs, and milk to create a delicate crumb. After pouring the batter into a prepared springform pan, the apple slices are arranged on top and covered with a crumbly streusel made from flour, oats, cold butter, sugar, and ground walnuts.
Baked until golden, the cake offers a contrast of soft fruit and crumbly topping. The cardamom imparts a fragrant aroma and subtle spice that complements the sweet, tart apples. The streusel adds texture and nutty flavor.
This dessert pairs well with custard or cream, as suggested in the included custard sauce ingredients, enhancing its richness. It is best made in a springform pan for easy removal and neat serving.
For serving, dust with confectioner's sugar. If using a regular cake pan, serve carefully from the pan as the cake is delicate.
Ingredients
crumble
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup rolled oats old fashioned
- 6 Tbsp butter unsalted, cold, cut in small pieces
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup walnuts ground (pulse in a food processor
cake
- 3 apple Honeycrisp, large, peeled and thinly sliced, 495 grams or 1 lb 1 ounce (after slicing
- lemon juice
- 1/2 cup butter unsalted, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 egg large
- 3 Tbsp milk or cream
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cardamom
- 1/8 tsp salt
- confectioner's sugar for dusting the finished cake
custard sauce
- 6 egg large yolks
- 6 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cups milk whole
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and grease a 9-inch round spring form pan.
- Put the streusel ingredients in a small bowl and blend everything together with your fingertips until it has a nice even crumbly texture and there is no more raw flour. Make sure to break down any large clumps of butter. Refrigerate.
- Toss the apple slices with a little lemon juice to prevent browning.
- Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, cardamom, and salt. Fold the dry ingredients into the butter/sugar mixture, along with the milk or cream.
- Spoon the batter in to the pan, and smooth out evenly. Top with the sliced apples, and then the crumble topping.
- Bake for about 50 minutes, until the top is lightly browned and a toothpick comes out without wet batter clinging to it. Lay a loose layer of foil over the top if the crumble is browning too quickly.
- Let cool a bit in the pan before removing the sides. Dust with confectioner's sugar before serving.
- To make the custard sauce bring the milk to a simmer over medium heat. Meanwhile whisk the yolks and sugar until pale. Drizzle a little of the hot milk into the egg mixture, whisking all the time. Add a little more, while whisking, then transfer that back into the pan and continue cooking, stirring constantly, until the mixture coats the back of a spoon. Don't overcook or it can curdle. Stir in the vanilla. I like to run the sauce through a strainer to catch any bits of cooked egg or lumps.
- Refrigerate the custard sauce until needed.
Notes
- This cake is best made in a springform pan to allow removing the sides for easy serving.
- If using a regular round cake pan, serve the cake directly from the pan to maintain its structure.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 406 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 406kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 49g | 16% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 164mg | 55% |
| Sodium | 57mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 204mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 29g | 58% |
| Vitamin A | 662IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 85mg | 9% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.3
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