Swedish Apple Cake (Äppelkaka)
Äppelkaka is a fluffy vanilla sponge cake topped with sliced apples, cinnamon, and brown sugar.
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Servings: 10
Equipment
- 10 inch (25 cm) spring form
Ingredients
- 3-4 apples
- 3 eggs
- 1 and 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 and 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla sugar (or vanilla extract)
- 1 pinch salt
- 7 tbsp butter
- 3/4 cup milk
- 4 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°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.
- Whisk the eggs and sugar together. Sift in the flour, baking powder and vanilla and stir until you have a smooth batter.
- Melt the butter and stir in the milk. Add this milk mixture to the cake batter, stirring until smooth.
- Spread the cake batter evenly in the spring from and arrange the apple slices on top in circles, letting them sink into the batter on their own. Sprinkle the top with brown sugar and cinnamon.
- Bake for about 45 minutes until the cake is firm. You can test the center with a toothpick - no batter should stick to the toothpick when the cake is done.
- Let the cake cool before removing it from the spring form to serve.