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French Apple Cake

Name: French Apple Cake
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 9 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 3 red apples (Pink Lady recommended), peeled and diced into 1.5 cm cubes; 100 g unsalted butter, softened; 150 g caster sugar / superfine sugar; 3 large eggs, room temperature; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 200 g plain flour / all-purpose flour; 1¼ tsp baking powder; ~2 tbsp icing sugar / powdered sugar, for dusting; ~1 cup vanilla ice cream or whipped cream (optional)

⏱ 50 min🍽 Serves 9

A traditional French apple cake that lets the star ingredient—apples—shine. It uses less sugar and avoids overpowering spices, resulting in a rustic, simple cake. Best enjoyed warm (or at room temperature) with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream on the side.

Adapted from a video by RecipeTin Eats

French Apple Cake

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Ingredients

red apples (Pink Lady recommended), peeled and diced into 1.5 cm cubes3
unsalted butter, softened100 g
caster sugar / superfine sugar150 g
large eggs, room temperature3
vanilla extract1 tsp
plain flour / all-purpose flour200 g
baking powder1¼ tsp
icing sugar / powdered sugar, for dusting~2 tbspest.
vanilla ice cream or whipped cream (optional)~1 cupest.

Steps

1
Prepare a 23 cm (9 inch) round cake pan, 5 cm (2 inches) deep. Butter the base and sides, then line the base only with baking paper.
2
Whisk together flour and baking powder in a bowl. Using an electric beater or stand mixer with paddle attachment, cream the softened butter for 1 minute, then add sugar and beat for 1 minute until fluffy and pale. Beat in eggs one at a time, then vanilla extract.
3
Beat in the dry ingredients just until no dry flour is visible, being careful not to overmix. Gently stir in the diced apples, then spread the batter in the prepared pan. Bake at 180°C (350°F) or 160°C fan for 35 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. If your oven runs cool, it may take up to 45 minutes.
4
Allow the cake to rest in the pan for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Serve warm or at room temperature, dusted with icing sugar and optionally served with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

French Apple Cake

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