5 from 3 votes
Sourdough Apple Cake
The sourdough apple cake is fragrant, moist, and densely packed with apples and other goodies. And very very ugly.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 15 mins
Total Time
1 hr 45 mins
Servings:
12
Calories:
323 kcal
Course:
Cake
Cuisine:
International
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour 125 grams
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon cloves ground
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon ground ginger
- 12 tablespoons butter plus additional for greasing the pan, unsalted, softened, 170 grams
- ¾ cup granulated sugar 150 grams
- ¾ cup dark brown sugar
- 2 egg
- ¼ cup buttermilk 60 milliliters
- 8 ounces sourdough starter discard 100% hydration, unfed, 227 grams
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup pecans 50 grams, broken or chopped into small pieces
- ½ cup raisins 75 grams
- 3 apple medium to large, cored, peeled, chopped into about 1/2 inch cubes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F.
- Butter a 9 inch round cake pan, line it with parchment, and then butter the parchment.
- In a small bowl, sift or whisk together the flours, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, salt, and ginger.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer (or in a medium to large bowl if using a hand mixer), beat the softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar on a medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 to 5 minutes. Scrape the bowl down as necessary.
- Add the eggs one at a time, then the buttermilk, and then the sourdough discard and vanilla, mixing at medium speed for about one minute after each addition.
- Add the sifted dry ingredients and mix on low speed or by hand until combined.
- Add the pecans, raisins, and apples, and mix.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared cake pan and even it out using a spoon or spatula. It will come up close to the top of a 9 inch round pan.
- Bake for about 1 hour and 15 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean of batter. You may need to check a few areas to be certain given how much apple and other goodies are inside.
- Cool completely, and then remove from the pan. Serve plain, with a dusting of confectioner's sugar, or with a light buttercream frosting.
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Notes
- A 100% hydration starter is equal amounts of water and flour. If you don’t have a starter, just add an additional 4 ounces (113 grams) of flour to the dry ingredients and an additional 4 ounces (one half cup) of buttermilk or other liquid.
Nutrition Information
Calories
323kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
46g
(15%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
(12%)
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Trans Fat
0.5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
58mg
(19%)
Sodium
199mg
(8%)
Potassium
167mg
(4%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
31g
(62%)
Vitamin A
425IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
55mg
(6%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 323
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 323kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 46g | 15% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 58mg | 19% |
| Sodium | 199mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 167mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 31g | 62% |
| Vitamin A | 425IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 55mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.