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.
31 K 4.8/5 (8 reviews)
2 hours 15 min.
Easy
2 cakes
10 IngredientsLast modified on: November 14th 2021
For 2 cakes, you will need:
- 1
1 cup caster sugar - 2
1 cup butter - 3
1 2⁄3 cup flour - 4
2 eggs - 5
¾ cup cream - 6
3 cups ground almonds - 7
4 pinches fine (or table) salt - 8
6 ¾ cups apple - 9
4 tablespoons rum - 10
4 tablespoons lemon juice
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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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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Put 1 cup caster sugar and 1 cup butter in a mixer bowl and beat together.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Add 1 2⁄3 cup flour, 2 eggs, ¾ cup cream, 3 cups ground almonds and 4 pinches fine (or table) salt.
Beat until evenly mixed.
Set aside.
Beat until evenly mixed.
Set aside.
Stage 3 - 15 min.
Peel 6 ¾ cups apples, then slice and put into a bowl. Pour over 4 tablespoons rum and 4 tablespoons lemon juice and mix well.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Butter a loaf tin or mould and spread 1/3 of the cake batter in the bottom.
Stage 5 - 4 min.
Add half the apples.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Top with another 1/3 of the batter.
Stage 7 - 4 min.
Add the remaining apples.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Then the rest of the batter.
Stage 9
Keep any liquid left in the bowl from the apples (lemon juice + rum).
Stage 10 - 1 hour
Bake for about 50 minutes to 1 hour.
Stage 11 - 2 min.
As soon as the cake comes out of the oven, drizzle the lemon-rum liquid over the top.
Stage 12 - 30 min.
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 recipe | 100 RDI=40 % | 670 RDI=60 % | 430 RDI=70 % | 7,170 RDI=360 % | 30,040 RDI: 360 % |
| Per 100 g | 3 RDI=1 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 240 RDI=10 % | 1,000 RDI: 10 % |
| Per cake | 50 RDI=20 % | 330 RDI=30 % | 220 RDI=30 % | 3,590 RDI=180 % | 15,020 RDI: 180 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 cakes : 12.70 €
- Per cake : 6.35 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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Apple
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Ground almonds
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Caster sugar
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Butter
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