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.
29 K 4.8/5 (8 reviews)
2 hours 15 min.
Easy
3 cakes
10 IngredientsLast modified on: November 14th 2021
For 3 cakes, you will need:
- 1
360 g caster sugar - 2
360 g butter - 3
360 g flour - 4
3 eggs - 5
240 g cream - 6
450 g ground almonds - 7
6 pinches fine (or table) salt - 8
2 kgs 400 g apple - 9
6 tablespoons rum - 10
6 tablespoons lemon juice - Total weight: 4,500 grams
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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 360 g caster sugar and 360 g butter in a mixer bowl and beat together.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Add 360 g flour, 3 eggs, 240 g cream, 450 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 2 kgs 400 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
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 150 RDI=60 % | 1,000 RDI=100 % | 650 RDI=100 % | 10,760 RDI=540 % | 45,060 RDI: 540 % |
| 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 3 cakes : 19.00 €
- 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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