Apple Cake With Calvados

A community recipe by evbaeten

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Introduction

This is a family recipe that I got from my father and it's still the cake everyone in this family likes best. I hope you try it.

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Ingredients

Serves: -

Metric U.S.

180 grams granulated sugar
180 grams butter
4 eggs
90 grams self-raising flour
90 grams plain flour
2 packets vanilla sugar
3 large apples
calvados

6⅓ ounces granulated sugar
6⅓ ounces butter
4 eggs
3⅙ ounces self-rising flour
3⅙ ounces all-purpose flour
2 packets vanilla sugar
3 large apples
calvados

Method

Apple Cake With Calvados is a community recipe submitted by evbaeten and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Preheat the oven to 170°.

Mix the softened butter with the sugar until you get a smooth mixture. Mix the two kinds of flower together in a bowl. Add the four eggs alternately with the flower mixture, beating well after every adding. Stir in the vanilla sugar.

Now peal 1.5 or 2 apples (whichever amount suits you) and cut them into cubes and add them to the dough. Splash in some calvados to your taste (I tend to use rather a lot of it). The dough will have a very fragrant smell by now. Pour the dough into a greased 22 cm round baking tin.

Now peal the rest of the apples, and cut it into half-moon parts. Arrange the parts on top of the dough forming circles.

Bake in the oven for 45 to 50 minutes. Let the cake cool in the tin, then turn out onto a plate.

Preheat the oven to 170°.

Now peal the rest of the apples, and cut it into half-moon parts. Arrange the parts on top of the dough forming circles.

Bake in the oven for 45 to 50 minutes. Let the cake cool in the tin, then turn out onto a plate.