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Apple Cake
This recipe is adopted from Oshpaz Kelin Apple Cake: youtu.be/MWGNvrpaUJ4
October 2023 update: I've improved the cake batter and made a new video about it: youtu.be/zo66Zhd1t4M In that video I use plums, but you can use apples or other fruit. Additional testing also showed that fewer apples (4 instead of 5) results in better cake texture.
Streusel Topping:
16g unbleached all-purpose flour
26g granulated sugar
15g cold butter
Mix together with fingers until it looks like bread crumbs. Put in the fridge until needed.
Cake Batter:
4 apples (about 800g before peeling and coring)
3 eggs (ideally around 85F, but at least 70F)
2.8g salt (1 tsp Diamond Crystal Kosher or 1/2 tsp Table salt)
200g granulated sugar
300g sour cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
230g unbleached all-purpose flour
15g baking powder
Preheat the oven to 350F (180C). Peel and core the apples. Cut them in half pole to pole and then slice. Butter a 13x9 (33x23cm) baking dish.
Put the eggs and salt into a bowl of a mixer and beat on high with a whisk attachment until very foamy, about 2 minutes. Add the sugar gradually on low speed. Turn up the speed to high and beat until very pale and thick, about 3 minutes, scraping down as needed. Beat in the sour cream and vanilla.
Sift the flour and baking powder. Fold into the egg mix in 3 additions using a rubber spatula (you can start it on very low in the mixer and finish with a spatula). Don’t mix too much. There should be no streaks of dry flour, but little lumps are ok. Fold in the apples. Pour into a buttered 13x9 pyrex dish. Sprinkle with the streusel topping.
Bake in the middle of the oven for 50 min or until the tester comes out clean. Let cool for at least 1 hour. Leftovers will keep till the next day, but the top crust will lose its crispness. If that happens, pop under the broiler just until it crisps up, about 1 min.
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http://www.helenrennie.com
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Apple Cake
This recipe is adopted from Oshpaz Kelin Apple Cake: youtu.be/MWGNvrpaUJ4
October 2023 update: I've improved the cake batter and made a new video about it: youtu.be/zo66Zhd1t4M In that video I use plums, but you can use apples or other fruit. Additional testing also showed that fewer apples (4 instead of 5) results in better cake texture.
Streusel Topping:
16g unbleached all-purpose flour
26g granulated sugar
15g cold butter
Mix together with fingers until it looks like bread crumbs. Put in the fridge until needed.
Cake Batter:
4 apples (about 800g before peeling and coring)
3 eggs (ideally around 85F, but at least 70F)
2.8g salt (1 tsp Diamond Crystal Kosher or 1/2 tsp Table salt)
200g granulated sugar
300g sour cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
230g unbleached all-purpose flour
15g baking powder
Preheat the oven to 350F (180C). Peel and core the apples. Cut them in half pole to pole and then slice. Butter a 13x9 (33x23cm) baking dish.
Put the eggs and salt into a bowl of a mixer and beat on high with a whisk attachment until very foamy, about 2 minutes. Add the sugar gradually on low speed. Turn up the speed to high and beat until very pale and thick, about 3 minutes, scraping down as needed. Beat in the sour cream and vanilla.
Sift the flour and baking powder. Fold into the egg mix in 3 additions using a rubber spatula (you can start it on very low in the mixer and finish with a spatula). Don’t mix too much. There should be no streaks of dry flour, but little lumps are ok. Fold in the apples. Pour into a buttered 13x9 pyrex dish. Sprinkle with the streusel topping.
Bake in the middle of the oven for 50 min or until the tester comes out clean. Let cool for at least 1 hour. Leftovers will keep till the next day, but the top crust will lose its crispness. If that happens, pop under the broiler just until it crisps up, about 1 min.
Support my channel
patreon.com/helenrennie
My cooking classes in the Boston area:
http://www.helenrennie.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/HelensKitchenCooking
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/helen.rennie
