Apple cake
If you've got eggs, sugar and self-raising flour, you're most of the way to this Dutch dessert: about 80 minutes of cooking across 10 steps. You'll find the full ingredient list (with a scaler to change the servings), 10 steps of method, substitutions, and ideas for what to serve alongside.
You'll mainly reach for oven and pan. At medium difficulty across 10 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
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How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 180°C. (350˚F) Grease a cake pan and line it with baking paper.
- In a large bowl, break the four eggs with the sugar and beat until they have tripled in volume and become fluffy.
- Sift the self-rising baking flour and add it to your egg mixture. Fold this over, preserving as much air as possible. Add the melted (and slightly cooled) butter and mix until combined.
- Add cinnamon, pinch of salt and vanilla extract.
- Add the diced apple to the batter and gently fold them into the batter so that the apple pieces are evenly distributed. You can roll the apple pieces through some more cinnamon.
- Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and smooth the top with a spatula.
- Place the apple slices on top of the batter and press lightly. Sprinkle optionally with some almond shavings.
- Bake the apple cake in the preheated oven for about 45-50 minutes, or until a wooden skewer comes out clean when inserted into the center of the cake.
- Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool in the mold for a few minutes. Then carefully remove the cake from the mold and let cool completely on a wire rack.
- Sprinkle the cooled apple cake with powdered sugar
You'll use: Oven · Pan
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Ingredient substitutions
- Eggs
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking) · 1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water per egg
- Self-raising Flour
- 1 cup plain flour + 1½ tsp baking powder + ¼ tsp salt
- Butter
- olive oil (¾ the amount) · coconut oil · margarine
What to serve with Apple cake
- Kapsalon Lamb
- Bitterballen (Dutch meatballs) Beef
- Stamppot Pork
- Snert (Dutch Split Pea Soup) Side
Tips & common questions
How long does Apple cake take to make?
About 80 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 10 steps and 9 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of eggs?
Try ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Apple cake vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat or fish, so it's suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheeses for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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