Caramelized apple and walnut cake
A variation on the classic walnut cake, with a luscious centre of caramelized apple slices, flambéed in Calvados.
45 K 4/5 (6 reviews)
1 hour 35 min.
Easy
3 cakes
11 IngredientsLast modified on: June 7th 2020
For 3 cakes, you will need:
- 1
300 ml walnut kernels - 2
12 apples - 3
154.8 ml butter - 4
150 ml caster sugar - 5
12 tablespoons Calvados (apple liqueur) (optional) - 6 309.6 ml butter
- 7 300 ml caster sugar
- 8
9 Eggs - 9
702 ml flour - 10
15 ml baking powder - 11
1.5 teaspoon salt
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 30 min.
Cooking: 1 hour 6 min.
All in all: 1 hour 35 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 15 min.
The walnuts
Take 309.6 ml butter out of the fridge and leave to soften at room temperature.Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C).
Spread out 300 ml 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 154.8 ml butter in a frying pan on high heat. Add 150 ml 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 309.6 ml butter and 300 ml 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
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 150 RDI=60 % | 1,080 RDI=100 % | 620 RDI=90 % | 10,950 RDI=550 % | 45,830 RDI: 550 % |
| Per 100 g | 3 RDI=1 % | 30 RDI=2 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 260 RDI=10 % | 1,070 RDI: 10 % |
| Per cake | 50 RDI=20 % | 360 RDI=30 % | 210 RDI=30 % | 3,650 RDI=180 % | 15,280 RDI: 180 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 3 cakes : 15.00 €
- Per cake : 5.00 €
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Flour
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Walnut kernels
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Butter
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Caster sugar
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