Classic French Apple Cake
A rustic cake of sliced apples held together by a buttery vanilla batter with a splash of rum.
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 4 medium apples peeled and sliced, a mix of sweet and tart
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup rum or apple juice, or extra vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
Cooking
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch round cake pan.
- Toss the sliced apples with the sugar in a large bowl and set aside.
- In a second bowl, whisk the melted butter, eggs, vanilla and rum until smooth.
- In a third bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, stirring until just combined.
- Gently fold in the apples and any juice.
- Spread the batter in the pan and bake for 40 to 50 minutes, until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan before slicing.
Notes
Allow time for the cake to cool before slicing. Nutrition values are an estimate per slice. Avoid tasting the raw batter because it contains raw eggs.