Cake with cream and apples is a dessert made of rustic shortcrust pastry that I love and my grandmother always made for me. Perfect at any time of the day, for breakfast, a snack, or as a dessert, it’s also great for a buffet. If you love this type of dessert, try also the APPLE TART WITH GRANDMA’S CREAM, which is also very good and easy to make. Let’s see how to make the cake with cream and apples, and if you try it, let me know. Barbara
I recommend you try these apple dessert recipes too:
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Economical
- Rest time: 30 Minutes
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 8
- Cooking methods: Stovetop, Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients to prepare the cake with cream and apples
- 1 egg yolk
- 0.7 oz cornstarch
- 2.65 oz powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup milk
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1.75 oz powdered sugar
- 3.2 oz butter (cold from the fridge)
- 1 egg
- 2 apples
- to taste brown sugar
How to prepare the cake with cream and apples
Start by preparing the cake with cream and apples. First, make the pastry cream by pouring the egg yolk into a saucepan,
the sugar,
the cornstarch,
and the milk gradually, stirring to prevent lumps.
Heat over the stove, stirring constantly,
bring to a boil and thicken,
then transfer the cream to a bowl and let it cool.
Pour the flour and cold butter from the fridge into a bowl,
work with your hands to obtain a sandy mixture,
add the egg,
and knead until you get a firm and compact dough
Transfer the shortcrust pastry between two sheets of parchment paper
and roll it out into a rectangle, then refrigerate.
Peel the apples,
cut them in half, remove the core, and slice thinly.
Take the shortcrust pastry out of the fridge and cut it in half, spread the pastry cream on one half
and place the apple slices,
cover with the other piece of shortcrust pastry, don’t worry if it doesn’t perfectly match the bottom,
then cut into squares. I cut the longer side into 5 parts and the shorter side into 3 parts.
sprinkle with brown or granulated sugar and bake in a preheated static oven at 355°F for 20 minutes.
When the cake with cream and apples is ready, take it out of the oven, let it cool completely, and dust with powdered sugar.
How to store the cake with cream and apples
The cake with cream and apples can be stored at room temperature for 2 days or in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
