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.
21K 4.8/5 based on 8 reviews
Last modified on: November 14th 2021
Keywords for this recipe:For 3 cakes, you will need:
- 1
0 kg 12 g caster sugar - 2
0 kg 13 g butter - 3
1 lb + 3.8 oz flour - 4
3 Eggs - 5
0 kg 8 g cream - 6
0 kg 2 g ground almonds - 7
6 pinches fine (or table) salt - 8
0 kg 5 g apple - 9
6 tablespoons rum - 10
6 tablespoons lemon juice
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 min. | 30 min. | 1 hour | 2 hours 14 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Put 0 kg 12 g caster sugar and 0 kg 13 g butter in a mixer bowl and beat together.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Add 1 lb + 3.8 oz flour, 3 Eggs, 0 kg 8 g cream, 0 kg 2 g ground almonds and 6 pinches fine (or table) salt.
Beat until evenly mixed.
Set aside.
Beat until evenly mixed.
Set aside.
Stage 3 - 15 min.
Peel 0 kg 5 g apples, then slice and put into a bowl. Pour over 6 tablespoons rum and 6 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
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 10,762 Kcal or 45,058 Kj | 154 gr | 1,004 gr | 648 gr |
| 538 % | 59 % | 95 % | 98 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 239 Kcal or 1,001 Kj | 3 gr | 22 gr | 14 gr |
| 12 % | 1 % | 2 % | 2 % |
| Per cake | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 3,587 Kcal or 15,018 Kj | 51 gr | 335 gr | 216 gr |
| 179 % | 20 % | 32 % | 33 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 3 cakes : 18.98 €
- Per cake : 6.33 €
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)
 | Apple: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Warm apple feuillantines, Tart Tatin, Four quarters (adding fruit), Cochelin d'Evreux, Tyrolean apple crumble, ... All |
 | Ground almonds: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Brioche royale, Almond cream or frangipane, Armagnac marzipan, Succès praliné (praline meringue), Macarons (the original French macaroons) , ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mushroom velouté, Sausage mushroom and cheese crumble, Spinach on toast with bechamel, How to prevent butter burning during cooking, Smooth mixed vegetable soup, ... All |
 | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Vegetable clafoutis, Toasted almond cake, Dipping bread with cheese, Langoustine sabayon tart, Diamond biscuits, ... All |
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