Eplekake (Norwegian Apple Cake)
Eplekake is a classic vanilla sponge cake topped with sliced apples, cinnamon, and sugar. Eplekake is often served with ice cream, vanilla sauce, or whipped cream.
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Servings: 8
Equipment
- 10 inch (25 cm) spring form
Ingredients
- 3-4 apples
- 14 tbsp butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 and 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla sugar (or vanilla extract)
- 4 tbsp pearl sugar or brown sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
For serving
- whipped cream, vanilla ice cream, or vanilla sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 355°F (180°C). Grease the sides of the spring form and line the bottom with baking paper.
- Peel and core the apples and cut them into medium slices.
- Cream the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl until fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time and the milk, mixing well.
- Sift in the flour, baking powder and vanilla and stir until you have a smooth batter.
- Spread the cake batter evenly in the spring from and arrange the apple slices on top in circles. Sprinkle the top with sugar and cinnamon.
- Bake for about 40 minutes on the bottom rack until the cake is golden. You can test the center with a toothpick - no batter should stick to the toothpick when the cake is done.
- Let the cake cool and serve with whipped cream or ice cream.