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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Last modified on: November 14th 2021

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 44 min.
Resting: 30 min.
Cooking: 1 hour
All in all: 2 hours 14 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 5 min.
Nanou's apple and almond cake
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
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
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
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
Add half the apples.

Stage 6 - 3 min.
Nanou's apple and almond cake
Top with another 1/3 of the batter.

Stage 7 - 4 min.
Nanou's apple and almond cake
Add the remaining apples.

Stage 8 - 3 min.
Nanou's apple and almond cake
Then the rest of the batter.

Stage 9
Nanou's apple and almond cake
Keep any liquid left in the bowl from the apples (lemon juice + rum).

Stage 10 - 1 hour
Nanou's apple and almond cake
Bake for about 50 minutes to 1 hour.

Stage 11 - 2 min.
Nanou's apple and almond cake
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
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 20 %330 30 %220 30 %3,590 180 %15,020 180 %
Per 100 g3 1 %20 2 %10 2 %240 10 %1,000 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 Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Gluten, Egg, Nuts
How much will it cost?
  • For 1 cake : 6.33 €

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