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Nanou's apple and almond cake

Nanou's apple and almond cake
Apples and almonds are the dominant flavours in this old family cake recipe, but these are joined by delightful notes of lemon and rum.
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duree2 hours 15 min. difficultéEasy prix6.35 € pour combien1 cake ingredients10 Ingredients
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Last modified on: November 14th 2021
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 45 min.
Resting: 30 min.
Cooking: 1 hour
All in all: 2 hours 15 min.
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Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.
Nanou's apple and almond cake : Stage 1
Put 120 g caster sugar and 120 g butter in a mixer bowl and beat together.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 5 min.
Nanou's apple and almond cake : Stage 2
Add 120 g flour, 1 egg, 80 g cream, 150 g ground almonds and 2 pinches fine (or table) salt.

Beat until evenly mixed.

Set aside.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 15 min.
Nanou's apple and almond cake : Stage 3
Peel 800 g apples, then slice and put into a bowl. Pour over 2 tablespoons rum and 2 tablespoons lemon juice and mix well.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Stage 4 - ⌛ 3 min.
Nanou's apple and almond cake : Stage 4
Butter a loaf tin or mould and spread 1/3 of the cake batter in the bottom.
Stage 5 - ⌛ 4 min.
Nanou's apple and almond cake : Stage 5
Add half the apples.
Stage 6 - ⌛ 3 min.
Nanou's apple and almond cake : Stage 6
Top with another 1/3 of the batter.
Stage 7 - ⌛ 4 min.
Nanou's apple and almond cake : Stage 7
Add the remaining apples.
Stage 8 - ⌛ 3 min.
Nanou's apple and almond cake : Stage 8
Then the rest of the batter.
Stage 9
Nanou's apple and almond cake : Stage 9
Keep any liquid left in the bowl from the apples (lemon juice + rum).
Stage 10 - ⌛ 1 hour
Nanou's apple and almond cake : Stage 10
Bake for about 50 minutes to 1 hour.
Stage 11 - ⌛ 2 min.
Nanou's apple and almond cake : Stage 11
As soon as the cake comes out of the oven, drizzle the lemon-rum liquid over the top.
Stage 12 - ⌛ 30 min.
Nanou's apple and almond cake : Stage 12
Leave to cool in the tin before turning out.
Remarks
You can easily adapt this recipe to make a pear version.
Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source: Home made, based on a recipe by Nanou's mother, Giselle.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe50 RDI=20 %330 RDI=30 %220 RDI=30 %3,590 RDI=180 %15,020 RDI: 180 %
Per 100 g3 RDI=1 %20 RDI=2 %10 RDI=2 %240 RDI=10 %1,000 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
Possible allergens in this recipe: milk, Gluten, egg, Nuts
How much will it cost?
  • For 1 cake : 6.35 €

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Apple
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