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 3 cakes, you will need:
- 1
300 g walnut kernels - 2
12 apples - 3
150 g butter - 4
150 g caster sugar - 5
12 tablespoons Calvados (apple liqueur) (optional) - 6 300 g butter
- 7 300 g caster sugar
- 8
9 Eggs - 9
450 g flour - 10
15 g baking powder - 11
1.5 teaspoon salt - Total weight: 4,283 grams
How long will 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 300 g butter out of the fridge and leave to soften at room temperature.Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C).
Spread out 300 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.
Stage 3 - 7 min.
The apples
Peel 12 apples and cut into small pieces.Stage 4 - 3 min.
Melt 150 g butter in a frying pan on high heat. Add 150 g caster sugar, then the apple pieces.
Stage 5 - 8 min.
Leave to caramelize while stirring frequently.
At the end of cooking, flambé with 12 tablespoons Calvados (apple liqueur) (optional). Set aside.
At the end of cooking, flambé with 12 tablespoons Calvados (apple liqueur) (optional). Set aside.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
The batter
Put 300 g butter and 300 g 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 |
| 10,946 Kcal or 45,829 Kj | 151 gr | 1,085 gr | 616 gr |
| 547 % | 58 % | 102 % | 93 % |
| 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 3 cakes : 15.00 €
- 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: Mouna, Two-olive ciabatta, Pistachio "Financiers", French Family Cake, Fougasse with bacon and Comté, ... All |
 | Walnut kernels: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Oaty walnut cake , Tomato and cream cheese terrine, Special Cheese and Walnut Sticks, Walnut paste, Apple Strudel, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Naan, Fillet of pollack cooked in two stages, Genoese croque-monsieur, Chard and potato gratin, Strawberry and rhubarb crumble, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fruit crémeux, Little apple turnovers with almonds and raisins, Apple macaronade, Pavlova, Pears and caramelised walnut samosas , ... All |
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