APPLE AND CREAM CAKE
The apple and cream cake is definitely one of the best I have ever eaten, my favorite among all apple cake recipes because it combines two ingredients I love: apples and custard.
The peculiarity of this cake is that the custard is poured onto the batter before baking and remains creamy even after cooking.
We are now in my favorite season (only for sweets!), autumn, which is par excellence the apple season, so I thought it was appropriate to welcome this moment with a beautiful typical homemade dessert from my family’s tradition.
A soft and fluffy cake, slightly moist due to the presence of apples in the batter and enhanced by a swirl of custard.
Even though it is really simple to make, I also created a video where you can follow each step, and if you want, make it with your children.
To make it you only need two apples, no butter (just a little seed oil) and other ingredients you probably already have in your pantry.
Besides preparing the batter, it will also be necessary to have custard “at hand” which you can choose to make at home following MY RECIPE or buy ready-made: it won’t be exactly the same thing but if it makes your life easier, it’s not the end of the world!!!
You will see how a few minutes after placing it in the oven, that classic apple aroma will start to spread throughout the house: believe me, for me it represents one of the best comfort foods and I hope it will become one for you too. Everyone has their version of apple cake, this is one of mine, let me know if you like it, but above all, I absolutely want to know yours.
If like me, you’re a fan of apple cakes, you can’t miss these recipes
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very economical
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 9.5-inch diameter springform pan
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Energy 282.27 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 44.67 (g) of which sugars 23.53 (g)
- Proteins 6.97 (g)
- Fat 9.70 (g) of which saturated 2.06 (g)of which unsaturated 7.04 (g)
- Fibers 1.43 (g)
- Sodium 151.57 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 80 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
- 2 eggs (whole at room temperature)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 1/2 tbsps sunflower seed oil
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsps baking powder
- ground cinnamon (a pinch)
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 Golden Delicious apples
- 1/3 cup raisins (optional)
- 7 oz custard
Tools
- Bowl
- Hand mixer
- Spatula
- Springform pan
PROCEDURE
BEFORE STARTING: If you want to try making the Custard, here is my recipe HERE. Once ready, cover it with plastic wrap in contact and let it cool.
Peel the apples, cut them first into slices and then into cubes, put them in a bowl, sprinkle them with the juice of 1/2 lemon to prevent them from darkening and add raisins (optional). Set them aside. In a large bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar until they become light and fluffy. Add the milk and oil and mix using the mixer. Add the cinnamon, the flour sifted with the baking powder, and mix everything with a spatula without overmixing. Finally, add the apples and raisins to the batter.
Pour the mixture into a greased and floured 9.5-inch pan, and smooth it with the spatula. Transfer the custard into a piping bag and create a spiral on the surface of the cake. Bake in a preheated static oven at 340°F (170°C) for about 40 minutes. Before removing it from the oven, do the toothpick test. Once ready, let it cool slightly before serving and if desired, sprinkle with powdered sugar or add more cream on the surface.
NOTES
If you don’t have a piping bag, you can simply put the cream on the surface of the cake in spoonfuls.
To make the cake even more delicious and beautiful to see, before baking place some apple slices in a radial pattern on top of the cake.
STORAGE
Due to the presence of custard, even if cooked, this apple cake is best stored in the refrigerator in a closed container after the first 24 hours (it keeps for another 2 days). When eating it, just slightly warm it in the microwave.
