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Antoinette's caramelized apple cake
An apple cake baked in 2 stages, the second of which involves pouring a mixture of butter and sugar over the top, which then caramelizes deliciously.
16 K 5/5 (3 reviews)
1 hour 25 min.
Easy
4.25 €
4 people
12 IngredientsLast modified on: May 14th 2025
For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
80 g butter - 2
2 eggs - 3
90 g brown sugar - 4
10 g vanilla sugar - 5
50 g ground almonds - 6
150 g flour - 7
10 g baking powder - 8
2 pinches fine (or table) salt - 9
120 g whole milk - 10
4 apples - 11 60 g butter
- 12
60 g caster sugar - Total weight: 1,450 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 30 min.
Cooking: 55 min.
All in all: 1 hour 25 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - ⌛ 2 min.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 3 min.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.
Pour in the warm butter and mix again.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 4 min.
Pour in 50 g ground almonds, mix again, then sift together into the bowl 150 g flour, 10 g baking powder and 2 pinches fine (or table) salt.
Stage 5 - ⌛ 1 min.
Mix again.
Stage 6 - ⌛ 2 min.
Stage 7 - ⌛ 5 min.
Assembly
Preheat your oven to 180°C (360°F) on static heat.
Carefully butter an 18 cm (7") diameter cake tin, and place a disk of baking paper in the bottom.
Stage 8 - ⌛ 5 min.
Take 4 apples, peel them, cut them into quarters and remove the core from the quarters.
Stage 9 - ⌛ 1 min.
Pour the batter into the mould.
Stage 10 - ⌛ 20 min.
The first baking
Place the apples in the pastry and bake at 180°C (360°F) for 20 minutes.
Stage 11 - ⌛ 3 min.
Meanwhile, prepare the future caramel by mixing 60 g butter and 60 g caster sugar.
Stage 12 - ⌛ 1 min.
The second baking
After 20 minutes of the first baking, remove the mold from the oven...
Stage 13 - ⌛ 2 min.
...and pour over the butter-sugar mixture, which, thanks to this pre-cooking, stays well on top of the cake.
If necessary, use a brush to spread the mixture evenly over the entire surface of the cake.
If necessary, use a brush to spread the mixture evenly over the entire surface of the cake.
Stage 14 - ⌛ 30 min.
Return to the oven for a further 20-30 minutes.
Stage 15
Unmould warm, and leave to cool to enjoy warm or cold.
Remarks
Half of the butter used in step 1 can be semi-salted, but in this case, do not add salt in step 4.
Choose slightly tart apples (such as Reinette), which go well with the caramel and the sweetness of the pastry.
Inevitably, the apples when cooked will form "caves" in the pastry, so if you want to avoid this (but it's just a matter of aesthetics) pre-cook them for a few minutes once peeled and cut, in the pre-heated oven, or in a frying pan with a little butter, or even in the microwave.
Choose slightly tart apples (such as Reinette), which go well with the caramel and the sweetness of the pastry.
Inevitably, the apples when cooked will form "caves" in the pastry, so if you want to avoid this (but it's just a matter of aesthetics) pre-cook them for a few minutes once peeled and cut, in the pre-heated oven, or in a frying pan with a little butter, or even in the microwave.
Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, protected by cling film.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 40 RDI=20 % | 410 RDI=40 % | 160 RDI=30 % | 3,130 RDI=160 % | 13,120 RDI: 160 % |
| Per 100 g | 3 RDI=1 % | 30 RDI=3 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 220 RDI=10 % | 910 RDI: 10 % |
| Per person | 10 RDI=4 % | 100 RDI=10 % | 40 RDI=6 % | 780 RDI=40 % | 3,280 RDI: 40 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 4.25 €
- Per person : 1.10 €
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Flour
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Butter
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