Caramelized apple and walnut cake


Caramelized apple and walnut cake
A variation on the classic walnut cake, with a luscious centre of caramelized apple slices, flambéed in Calvados.
52 K 4/5 (6 reviews)
Grade this recipe:
Keywords:
Last modified on: June 7th 2020
For 2 cakes, you will need:

Change these quantities to make:
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 30 min.
Cooking: 1 hour 6 min.
All in all: 1 hour 35 min.
When should you start or finish this recipe?
If you start now, at 17:45, you will finish around : 19:20.Change start time
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: 18:00.Change end time

Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 15 min.
Caramelized apple and walnut cake

The walnuts

Take 200 g butter out of the fridge and leave to soften at room temperature.

Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C).

Spread out 200 g 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.
Caramelized apple and walnut cake
Blend the nuts to a coarse ground texture.

Set aside.

Stage 3 - 7 min.
Caramelized apple and walnut cake

The apples

Peel 8 apples and cut into small pieces.

Stage 4 - 3 min.
Caramelized apple and walnut cake
Melt 100 g butter in a frying pan on high heat. Add 100 g caster sugar, then the apple pieces.

Stage 5 - 8 min.
Caramelized apple and walnut cake
Leave to caramelize while stirring frequently.

At the end of cooking, flambé with 8 tablespoons Calvados (apple liqueur) (optional). Set aside.

Stage 6 - 3 min.
Caramelized apple and walnut cake

The batter

Put 200 g butter and 200 g caster sugar in a mixer bowl and mix with the flat (leaf) beater until evenly mixed.

Stage 7 - 3 min.
Caramelized apple and walnut cake
Add 6 eggs, 300 g flour, 10 g baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt and the ground walnuts.

Stage 8 - 4 min.
Caramelized apple and walnut cake
Start the mixer again and beat until evenly mixed.

Stage 9 - 5 min.
Caramelized apple and walnut cake

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.
Caramelized apple and walnut cake
Sit the caramelized apples on top...

Stage 11 - 2 min.
Caramelized apple and walnut cake
...then add the rest of the batter.

Decorate with a few walnut halves if you wish.

Stage 12 - 40 min.
Caramelized apple and walnut cake
Bake for about 40 minutes.

Stage 13
Caramelized apple and walnut cake
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
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe100 RDI=40 %720 RDI=70 %410 RDI=60 %7,300 RDI=370 %30,550 RDI: 370 %
Per 100 g3 RDI=1 %30 RDI=2 %10 RDI=2 %260 RDI=10 %1,070 RDI: 10 %
Per cake50 RDI=20 %360 RDI=30 %210 RDI=30 %3,650 RDI=180 %15,280 RDI: 180 %
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: Nuts, Milk, egg, Gluten
How much will it cost?
  • For 2 cakes : 10.00 €
  • Per cake : 5.00 €

Change currency:

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)
Other recipes you may also like
Endives
Endives
A very classic recipe, but which can easily fail due to two main errors: too much water in bottom of dish because endives give off a lot, and endives that are too bitter so that children hate it. Here is a method which avoids these two problems.
February 14th 2012319 K5 1 hour 30 min.
Plum tart
Plum tart
This tart made with sweetcrust pastry and almond cream is especially tasty with those rather sour little plums that can be found in such profusion in late summer.
September 6th 2017219 K4.9 2 hours 40 min.
Pan-fried potatoes
Pan-fried potatoes
What could be simpler than fried potatoes? No need of a recipe for that! Quite right, but it's also very easy to end up making fried mash instead. Here are the main pitfalls to avoid.
February 3rd 2011305 K4.5 1 hour 40 min.
Sliced cauliflower with 3 cheeses
Sliced cauliflower with 3 cheeses
Thin slices of blanched cauliflower, fried strips of cured ham and 3 different types of cheese grated and gently melted to bind everything together.
March 6th 201399 K5 50 min.
Rum babas
Rum babas
Rum baba is a classic French dessert, consisting of a small cake soaked in rum syrup and filled with a little Chantilly (whipped cream).
November 24th 2013104 K3.7 3 hours 35 min.
News list of cooking-ez.com

Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2025-07-27)

*Your e-mail Your first name or nickname
I am not a leaving thing
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Post a comment or question
Posted by:
I am not a leaving thing

Follow this recipe
If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.
I am not a leaving thing
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.

Back to top of page