Apple and almond cake


Apple and almond cake
As the name suggests, this is a very moist cake, with almonds and apples, baked in a gratin dish.
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Last modified on: October 1st 2023

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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 10 min.
Apple and almond cake
Pour 100 g ground almonds, 130 g flour, 330 g caster sugar, 4 Eggs, 10 g baking powder, 230 g butter and 3 pinches salt into the bowl of a mixer.

Stage 2 - 3 min.
Apple and almond cake
Start the mixer and knead until smooth.

Stop the mixer and leave the mixture in.

Stage 3 - 15 min.
Apple and almond cake
Peel 1 kg apple, remove the core and slice into strips (a mandolin is ideal for this).

Stage 4 - 2 min.
Apple and almond cake
Pour the apples into the mixer and run for a minute or two until well blended.

Stage 5 - 3 min.
Apple and almond cake
Preheat oven to 200°C (390°F).

Line a baking dish with buttered baking paper.

Stage 6 - 3 min.
Apple and almond cake
Pour the mixture in, smooth the top a little...

Stage 7 - 45 min.
Apple and almond cake
... and bake for about 45 minutes.

Stage 8 - 30 min.
Apple and almond cake
Let cool, or at least lukewarm...

Stage 9
Apple and almond cake
... before unmolding.

Enjoy warm or cold, on its own or with a little custard or a scoop of vanilla ice cream, or both!
Remarks
You really need to line the bottom of the dish with baking paper, as the pastry sticks a lot after baking.

To balance out the very sweet side of the pastry, use slightly tart apples such as Reinette if possible.
Keeping
Several days in the fridge, protected by cling film.
Source
From François-Régis Gaudry
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
4,960 Kcal or 20,767 Kj60 gr563 gr274 gr
248 %23 %53 %41 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
248 Kcal or 1,038 Kj3 gr28 gr14 gr
12 %1 %3 %2 %
Per cake
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
4,960 Kcal or 20,767 Kj60 gr563 gr274 gr
248 %23 %53 %41 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Nuts, Gluten, Egg, Milk
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  • For 1 cake : 6.74 $

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This recipe uses (among others)
AppleApple: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Apple and Blackcurrant Brioche Pies, Bonnevaux apple tart, Tatin apples with mascarpone cream, Sweet pancake rolls from Brittany, Express apple tart, ... All
Caster sugarCaster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Liège waffles, Passion fruit jellies, Apple paste, Panna cotta, Breton apple and rhubarb tart , ... All
ButterButter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Flaky brownie brioche, Sweet pastry, Pan-baked hash brown (Hash-brown casserole), Fillets of sole Dieppoise, Caramelised apple pie, ... All
FlourFlour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Strawberry and rhubarb crumble, Fish in a sesame crust, Finger biscuits, Fougasse with bacon and Comté, Chocolate mug cake, ... All
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