French Apple Cake

Name: French Apple Cake
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour, (spooned into measuring cup and leveled off); 1 teaspoon baking powder; ¼ teaspoon salt; ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, (at room temperature); ⅔ cup granulated sugar, (plus more for sprinkling over cake); 2 large eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 tablespoons dark rum; 2 medium baking apples, (peeled, cored and cut into ½-inch cubes (about 2½ cups; see note)); Confectioners' sugar (optional), (for decorating cake)

Moist, buttery, and packed with apples, this apple cake is easy to pull together and perfect any time of day.

⏱️ 60 min 🔪 Prep: 20 min 🔥 Cook: 40 min 📊 Medium 👁️ 22 views

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Ingredients

8 servings

1 cup all-purpose flour, (spooned into measuring cup and leveled off)
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, (at room temperature)
⅔ cup granulated sugar, (plus more for sprinkling over cake)
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons dark rum
2 medium baking apples, (peeled, cored and cut into ½-inch cubes (about 2½ cups; see note))
Confectioners' sugar (optional), (for decorating cake)

Steps

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and set an oven rack in the middle position. Grease a 9-inch (23-cm) springform or regular cake pan with butter or nonstick cooking spray. If using a regular cake pan, line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper and grease again.
In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
Using a handheld mixer with beaters or a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well and scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition. Beat in the vanilla and rum. Don't worry if the batter looks curdled at this point; that's okay. Add the flour mixture and mix on low speed until just combined. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the chopped apples.
Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and even the top. Sprinkle evenly with 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar. Bake for about 40 minutes, or until the cake is golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool on a rack in the pan. Once cool, run a blunt knife around the edges of the cake. If using a springform pan, remove the sides. If using a regular cake pan, carefully invert the cake onto the rack, remove the parchment paper, then gently flip the cake over and place right-side-up on a platter. Using a fine sieve, dust with confectioners' sugar (if using). Cake can be served warm or room temperature, plain or with lightly sweetened whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.