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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 1^st 2023

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For 3 cakes, you will need:

1 681 ml ground almonds
2 608.4 ml flour
3 990 ml caster sugar
4 12 eggs
5 30 ml baking powder
6 712 ml butter
7 9 pinches salt
8 3 litres apple

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
36 min.	30 min.	45 min.	1 hour 51 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Pour 681 ml ground almonds, 608.4 ml flour, 990 ml caster sugar, 12 eggs, 30 ml baking powder, 712 ml butter and 9 pinches salt into the bowl of a mixer.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Start the mixer and knead until smooth.

Stop the mixer and leave the mixture in.

Stage 3 - 15 min.

Peel 3 litres apple, remove the core and slice into strips (a mandolin is ideal for this).

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Pour the apples into the mixer and run for a minute or two until well blended.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Preheat oven to 200°C (390°F).

Line a baking dish with buttered baking paper.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Pour the mixture in, smooth the top a little...

Stage 7 - 45 min.

... and bake for about 45 minutes.

Stage 8 - 30 min.

Let cool, or at least lukewarm...

Stage 9

... 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 value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
14,879 Kcal or 62,295 Kj	181 gr	1,690 gr	821 gr
551 %	52 %	118 %	92 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
248 Kcal or 1,038 Kj	3 gr	28 gr	14 gr
9 %	1 %	2 %	2 %

Per cake
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
4,960 Kcal or 20,767 Kj	60 gr	563 gr	274 gr
184 %	17 %	39 %	31 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2700 k-calories or 11300 k-joules by day for a man (change to a woman).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Nuts, Gluten, Egg, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 3 cakes : 18.58 €
Per cake : 6.19 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Apple: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Apple crisps, Apple Strudel, Caramelised apple custards, Four quarters (adding fruit), Apple Tatin Terrine, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pets de nonne, Grapefruit cake, Sushi, Tiramisu, Peach and verbena feuilleté, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Smooth mixed vegetable soup, Victoria pineapple and lime tarts, Potatoes with bacon and herbs, How to cook rice in rice-cooker, Beurre blanc sauce, ... All
	Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: French onion soup, Cannelés, Galette Charentaise, Checkerboard biscuits, Pistachio shortbread biscuits, ... All

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