Glazed Apple Cake
Thanks to the generosity of one of my vendor friends at the farmer’s market I have enjoyed an abundance of fresh apples this fall. We have had a steady supply of honeycrisps and golden delicious for eating and granny smiths and braeburns for cooking. My favorite gravensteins are long gone and we more than made due with other varieties. I chose granny smiths for this wonderful cake but any variety works. It keeps well and isn’t overly sweet so a big slice with a cup of morning coffee is a great way to start the day. It’s especially delicious warmed with a spoonful of cinnamon whipped cream.
I had just enough applesauce left in a container that I took out of the freezer last weekend so didn’t even have to bother with the first step of making the sauce. Bake the batter in little loaf pans, wrap them in a pretty bow, and you have lovely little holiday gifts for teachers, co-workers, neighbors and friends.
- 3 large cooking apples, cored, peeled and quartered
- ¼ cup water
- 2 inch strip lemon peel
- ½ cup softened butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2-1/4 cup flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon cloves
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- 2 large apples
- ¼ cup apricot jam or orange marmalade
- Cook apples with water and lemon peel, covered, until tender. Cook uncovered until water is almost evaporated. Puree in food processor. You will have approximately 1-1/4 cup applesauce.
- Butter a 9 inch springform pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream butter, add sugar, beat until fluffy. Beat in egg and apple puree. Into another bowl sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt. Stir in flour mixture and pecans gently into the apple mixture. Pour into prepared pan.
- Peel and core apples, Halve them lengthwise into thin slices. Arrange decoratively on top of batter and press in slightly. Bake 1 to 1-1/4 hour or until done.
- In small pan or in microwave, melt jam. Brush onto hot cake. Allow to cool for 20 minutes. Remove rim.
Apple Upside-Down Cake from King Arthur Flour
Several days after I made my apple cake I found a similar cake recipe from King Arthur Flour on Pinterest. What really caught my eye was the luscious syrup that is poured all over the warm cake. Doesn’t that photo make your mouth water just looking at it? It’s made with apples, butter and boiled cider and I’m going to make my cake again just so I can try it. I’ve never head of boiled cider, have you? It’s available from King Arthur’s and looks like it would be a great addition to my pantry. They boil cider down to a thick syrup and describe it as “sweet-tart with an intense apple flavor.” Sounds good to me.
Granny Smith Apples
I’m joining the festivities this week at Foodie Friday at Designs by Gollum, Seasonal Sunday at The Tablescaper, and On the Menu Monday at Stone Gable. Many thanks to our wonderful hostesses for inviting us to the party.
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INA’S EASY CRANBERRY APPLY CAKE
They both look delicious! Apples are one of my personal favorites. Luv to eat them out of hand and made into things.
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What a fantastic treat for fall; those 3 recipes are really testing my tastebuds. Apples make everything healthy. Merci.
Rita
These would be lovely for gift giving!!!!
The syrup looks nice but I’d love it plain or warmed with your cinnamon whipped cream. And all I am having right now is a cup of coffee. I need a piece of that cake!
Oh yum! We’ve been loving the Honey Crisps as well. Thanks for sharing them with us! =o)
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Hi Cathy…..this cake looks delicious….I was just at the farmers market yesterday and they were all out of my favorite Mutsu apples…..when I get my hands on some I will be making this cake…the Boss loves anything apple….thanks!
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Cathy, this looks delicious! I think I’ll make it to take with me to my sister’s tomorrow. They are in the middle of packing and cleaning their farm home where they have lived for 30 years so you can imagine the work that will be!! We’ll all enjoy this cake with a big cup of coffee!! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Cathy .. beautiful photos..enough to entice anyone:)!
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I love the apple slices on top! Looks delicious.
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Hi Cathy!! This looks yummy!! I haven’t been blogging much… My MIL passed away last week so have been in the throes of helping my husband with everything. Still looking at all the good cookin’ though!!
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What a fantastic ode to the old good apple cake.Love it;)
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Cathy, this looks amazing! I am such a sucker for anything apple, I can’t resist! Love that picture with the glaze dripping down, oh my!
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Oh, boiled cider sounds amazing. I’m making an apple cider pie this year that uses a similar technique and I am itching to try it! Your cake is gorgeous and sounds absolutely fabulous.
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Oh YUM! What a mouthwatering taste this treat has to be! I’ve made apple cake for hundreds of years…well, it FEELS like that long, anyway. I learned to substitute applesauce for the oil in my recipe. Your glaze from KArthur’s site looks like it would be a GREAT addition to my old standby.
BTW, did you see THIS unusual apple dish?
blog/2011/11/cheese-and-apple-loaf-with-cider-cream-sauce.html
I’m hoping to try it tomorrow. I just $2.98/lb for Honey Crisp apples for it!!
Hugs,
Rett
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Your cake is just beautiful. No surprise there…everything you do is perfection. Most people think of Golden Delicious apples and being best eaten out of hand but they are also great in cooking. They are a totally different apple from a Red Delicious and hold up well in cooking. I try to encourage people to use them in a pie where I think 3 or 4 varieties combined together make a great pie.
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Phooey…link took you to her home page.
Scroll down to Nov. 2nd of this year. Cheese & Apple thingy. :/
Rettabug recently posted..Smocked Nightgown for Ms. C.
Oh this looks like a beauty of a cake!
Thanks so much for sharing!
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Sweet Hello that looks delicious, Cathy! The apricot jam sounds wonderful on beautiful apple cake.
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All great pics Cathy! Sounds like a perfect seasonal treat:@)
You had me at your cake … but then I got to the ‘boiled cider’!! I’m sure it can be made fairly easily if it’s not available commercially??!! Because one thing’s for sure – I’ve got to have it!!
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One can never have too many apples! Your cake looks delicious. I have never heard of nor tasted boiled cider. It sounds good.
~Judy
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I wish I could have a piece of your wonderful cake for my dessert tonight!! It looks fabulous!! That KA cake sure looks good, too, with that yummy syrup.
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What a beautiful cake Cathy! Another bookmarked.
Be still my heart!!!
I love apple cakes.
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I love KA Flour and all their recipes. I just printed their recipe this morning for Parker House Rolls to make for Thanksgiving. I wonder if apple cider reduced on a home stove would produce good results?
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Cathy,
You always make the best looking goods, but this cake is over the top yummy! YOU are invited for Thanksgiving dinner and would you please bring one of these? ;D
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Love anything with apples. This looks delicious, especially with a caramel sauce.
I love this cake and the apples on top are a great touch. I really like recipes with cloves in them – for whatever reason it is one of my favorite flavors in a sweet recipe like this. The glaze on the KA cake looks delicious. I have never had boiled cider but recently I saw someone on TV make a reduced cider syrup for pancakes so it is probably pretty similar. I bet it tastes wonderful.
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I’m not familiar with boiled cider either. Sounds very interesting. Your cake looks so good this morning. I don’t have much of a sweet tooth, but I do love apples, especially the Honey Crisp, which are now.
Sam
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oh my goodness, what a perfect fall treat, it’s so pretty and looks so comforting!
teresa recently posted..Blue Cheese Polenta with Vegetables
I know I should have bought more apples. This is going on my to do list this week. Thanks for sharing this.
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That’s one beautiful cake, Cathy. I’d strip off the top and eat it first! Especially with the caramel. The boiled cider has filled my mind with ideas. I went to KA and copied the recipe.
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Oh yes, bring on the apple cake but especially the one with the syrup.
CiaochowLinda recently posted..How To Brine And Roast A Turkey
This is a beautiful cake and it sounds delicious. I would love to taste it. That syrup does look amazing. I have never heard of boiled cider, but having it as a syrup on your apple cake sounds incredible:)
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Cathy, your Glazed Apple Cake is just beautiful and the recipe looks delicious. Thank you for sharing and have a wonderful week!
Miz Helen
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Oh goodness, that cake looks so unbelieveably yummy!!!! Delish! Thank you for sharing the recipe with us. I am visiting from OTMM!
You’re killing me Cathy! First, your cake looks amazingly delicious…then you share one with dripping caramel…and finally, I spy those incredible cinnamon rolls!!! Great posts!
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I pinned that very same KAF cake. I have boiled cider. Love it! Buy it! It really kicks up the apple flavor. However, your cake isn’t too shabby either. I’ve been so busy, that I’ve been remiss in visiting my blogger families. Hope all is well with you, my friend.
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This really looks amazing – so delicious with the flavors of fall – the jam sounds a delicious addition!
mary x
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Looks and sounds delish! I’ve read about the boiled cider, however, I’ve never ordered it. Perhaps I should! 🙂
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I said Oh Wow when I saw your beautiful cake. It looks scrumptious!
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This is a gorgeous cake! I have a surfeit of apples that need to be used and I’m collecting recipes to that end. This would be lovely for Thanksgiving. 🙂
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You know what they say a Apple a day keeps the Doctor away, well I would love to add this to my Medicine list!
oh my goodness this looks wonderful!!!
this dish looked so yummy that I included it in a T-day round up: http://www.familybalancesheet.org/2011/11/30-thanksgiving-meal-ideas-to-feast-on.html
I hope you’ll help me spread the word!
Wow, what a gorgeous apple cake! So nice that you have access to such a fall staple as apples, and to such a delicious end 🙂
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This looks delicious! I love anything with apples baked in it! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Willa