Apple and almond cake
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: French
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A light apple and almond cake, made with almond flour and topped with apples and crushed almonds, makes the most of the season's harvest bounty.
Ingredients
  • 4-5 medium sized apples, quartered, cored and thinly sliced.
  • 1 cup to ¾ cup of sugar (depending on apple sweetness)
  • 1 packet vanilla sugar
  • 1 cup AP flour
  • 0.5 cup almond meal or almond flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 stick of butter, melted
  • 0.25 cup of crushed almonds
  • confectioner's sugar for dusting on top (optional)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 355 F / 180 C. Grease and line and springform pan with wax paper or baking paper.
  2. Toss the sliced apples with vanilla sugar and set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk together the flours, baking powder, cinnamon, vanilla, eggs and butter until smooth. Gently fold in half of the apples.
  4. Pour batter into the pan and distribute evenly. Top with remaining apples and sprinkle with crushed almonds.
  5. Bake for approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes, until the middle of the cake is set. Let cool before dusting with confectioner's sugar.
Recipe by Saffron and Honey at https://saffronandhoney.com/apple-almond-cake/