Toffee apple upside-down cake


Toffee apple upside-down cake
With a flavour reminiscent of the French classic tart tatin, this cake is made with a ring of tart apples arranged on a layer of caramel, then covered with the batter.

After baking, the cake is turned out while still hot so that the caramelized apples are on the top with the moist cake underneath.
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Last modified on: December 4th 2016
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 40 min.
Cooking: 1 hour 7 min.
All in all: 1 hour 50 min.
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Stage 1 - 5 min.
Toffee apple upside-down cake
Use a spring form tin if possible and lay a sheet of cooking parchment in the bottom to stop the caramel sticking too much.

Note: if you use a non-stick mould, this still helps, but otherwise it is essential for turning out the cooked cake.

Stage 2 - 5 min.
Toffee apple upside-down cake
Put into a food-mixer bowl: 3 eggs, 150 g flour, 150 g butter, 140 g caster sugar and 10 g vanilla sugar.

Stage 3 - 5 min.
Toffee apple upside-down cake
Beat until evenly mixed.

Set aside at room temperature.

Stage 4 - 2 min.
Toffee apple upside-down cake
Pour 150 g caster sugar and 4 tablespoons water into a small saucepan and put on high heat.

Stage 5 - 7 min.
Toffee apple upside-down cake
Cook the sugar to the light caramel stage.

Stage 6 - 2 min.
Toffee apple upside-down cake
Take the saucepan off the heat and add 30 g liquid cream while beating with a whisk. Do be careful as the hot caramel might well spit as you add the cold cream.

Stage 7 - 1 min.
Toffee apple upside-down cake
Pour the caramel onto the paper circle in the tin.

Stage 8 - 1 min.
Toffee apple upside-down cake
Spread evenly over the whole surface.

Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Stage 9 - 15 min.
Toffee apple upside-down cake
Peel 1 kg apple, cut into quarters and remove the core (slice again if the apples are large). Arrange the apple quarters in rings on top of the caramel.

Stage 10 - 3 min.
Toffee apple upside-down cake
Spread the cake mixture evenly over the apples.

Stage 11 - 1 hour
Toffee apple upside-down cake
Bake for 50 minutes to one hour.

Stage 12 - 3 min.
Toffee apple upside-down cake
Turn the cake out as soon as it comes out of the oven (before the caramel has time to cool and stick to the tin).

This cake can be eaten warm or cold, as you prefer.
Remarks
It is important to use fairly tart apples (Bramley, Cox's, reinette, boskoop...) to contrast with the sweetness of the caramel and cake mixture.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe40 RDI=10 %570 RDI=50 %160 RDI=20 %3,670 RDI=180 %15,360 RDI: 180 %
Per 100 g2 RDI=1 %30 RDI=3 %8 RDI=1 %200 RDI=10 %830 RDI: 10 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: egg, Gluten, Milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 1 cake : 3.80 €

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