Norwegian apple cake, with cinnamon and cardamom, a fragrant and soft cake!
How good is apple cake? It’s one of those desserts that never gets boring. Easy to make, soft and delicious, and lends itself to a thousand variations. Today’s version is Norwegian.
Simple, rustic, and genuine. Of course, like many Norwegian desserts, there is a good amount of butter, but it’s truly exquisite! It’s worth it! Always use high-quality butter.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Rest time: 2 Hours
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: 10People
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Norwegian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 504.39 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 58.33 (g) of which sugars 35.09 (g)
- Proteins 6.66 (g)
- Fat 28.78 (g) of which saturated 17.35 (g)of which unsaturated 10.42 (g)
- Fibers 5.30 (g)
- Sodium 37.16 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 150 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
INGREDIENTS FOR NORWEGIAN APPLE CAKE
- 3 eggs (large)
- 1.5 cups sugar
- 2.5 cups flour
- 1.5 cups butter
- 1 packet baking powder
- 2 teaspoons cardamom (ground)
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 4 apples (medium)
- as needed slivered almonds (optional)
Tools
- 1 Baking Pan
- 1 Mixer
PREPARATION OF NORWEGIAN APPLE CAKE
Melt the butter in a saucepan or in the microwave.
Whisk the eggs with the sugar until they become light, fluffy and foamy.
Peel 3 apples and cut them into pieces, while the other apple should be sliced for the final decoration.
Mix all the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, cardamom, and cinnamon in a bowl.
Pour them over the egg mixture, mix and then also add the melted butter which is warm.
Add the apple pieces, gently mix, and pour the batter into the greased and floured baking pan. Garnish with apple slices, sprinkle with a little cinnamon and sugar (if you want, brown sugar is also good, it will give a more amber color to the cake) and optionally slivered almonds. Now bake at 350°F for about 50/60 minutes. Always do the toothpick test.
Adriana’s Advice
If it darkens too much during baking, cover with aluminum foil. Store it in a food bag or cake dome.
