Caramelized apple and walnut cake
A variation on the classic walnut cake, with a luscious centre of caramelized apple slices, flambéed in Calvados.
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Last modified on: June 7th 2020
Keywords for this recipe:For 2 cakes, you will need:
- 1
7.0 oz walnut kernels - 2
8 apples - 3
3.6 oz butter - 4
3.5 oz caster sugar - 5
8 tablespoons Calvados (apple liqueur) (optional) - 6 7.3 oz butter
- 7 7.0 oz caster sugar
- 8
6 eggs - 9
1 lb + 0.5 oz flour - 10
0.4 oz baking powder - 11
1 teaspoon salt
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 27 min. | 1 hour 6 min. | 1 hour 33 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 15 min.
The walnuts
Take 7.3 oz butter out of the fridge and leave to soften at room temperature.Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C).
Spread out 7.0 oz walnut kernels on a sheet of cooking parchment laid on a baking sheet, and toast the walnuts in the oven for 15 minutes.
Leave to cool.
Stage 2 - 1 min.
Stage 3 - 7 min.
The apples
Peel 8 apples and cut into small pieces.Stage 4 - 3 min.
Melt 3.6 oz butter in a frying pan on high heat. Add 3.5 oz caster sugar, then the apple pieces.
Stage 5 - 8 min.
Leave to caramelize while stirring frequently.
At the end of cooking, flambé with 8 tablespoons Calvados (apple liqueur) (optional). Set aside.
At the end of cooking, flambé with 8 tablespoons Calvados (apple liqueur) (optional). Set aside.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
The batter
Put 7.3 oz butter and 7.0 oz caster sugar in a mixer bowl and mix with the flat (leaf) beater until evenly mixed.Stage 7 - 3 min.
Stage 8 - 4 min.
Start the mixer again and beat until evenly mixed.
Stage 9 - 5 min.
The cake
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).Butter a loaf tin or mould and spread half the batter in the bottom.
Stage 10 - 2 min.
Sit the caramelized apples on top...
Stage 11 - 2 min.
...then add the rest of the batter.
Decorate with a few walnut halves if you wish.
Decorate with a few walnut halves if you wish.
Stage 12 - 40 min.
Bake for about 40 minutes.
Stage 13
Leave to cool on a wire rack. Enjoy either warm or cold.
Remarks
The Calvados in stage 5 is not essential, but it does add a more interesting flavour to the cake. If you don't have Calvados, opt for rum instead.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 7,298 Kcal or 30,555 Kj | 101 gr | 723 gr | 411 gr |
| 365 % | 39 % | 68 % | 62 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 256 Kcal or 1,072 Kj | 4 gr | 25 gr | 14 gr |
| 13 % | 1 % | 2 % | 2 % |
| Per cake | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 3,649 Kcal or 15,278 Kj | 50 gr | 362 gr | 205 gr |
| 182 % | 19 % | 34 % | 31 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 cakes : 10.00 €
- Per cake : 5.00 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apple and almond cake, Panettone, Walnut short bread, Parmesan cauliflower cheese, Chestnut cake, ... All |
 | Walnut kernels: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tomato and cream cheese terrine, Raw beetroot salad, Chocolate mendiants, Pears and caramelised walnut samosas , Beetroot and black radish salad, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cantucci di Prato, Baked apples from St Aubin le Vertueux, Cannelés, "Au vert" beef, Potimarron (chestnut pumpkin) "au gratin", ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pear, grapefruit and pistachio tart, Plum and almond panna cotta, Gâteau Breton (Brittany butter cake), Chocolate and vanilla crème brûlée, Amandier (gluten-free almond cake), ... All |
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