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Serves : 6 people

Preparation : 45 minutes

Cooking : 40 minutes

Ingredients

4 apples organic, because we're going to keep the skin
75 g of butter
125 g of light brown sugar
2 bags of vanilla sugar
3 eggs
15 cl of liquid crème fraîche
170 g of flour
1 bag of baking powder
3 tbsp of Rum
powdered sugar optional

Kitchen utensils
chef's knife
mandoline optional but useful for slicing into slices of uniform thickness
pastry whisk
springform pan 24 or 26 cm

Instructions

Melt the butter over low heat.
Beat the butter and sugars (granulated and vanilla) until the mixture turns pale.

Add the eggs one at a time and whisk until smooth.

Then add the heavy cream and rum, and mix again.

Next, add the flour and baking powder, then whisk again.

Wash the apples without peeling them (the cooked skin is delicious and full of vitamins).
Remove the core and cut them in half lengthwise.
Slice each half into strips a few millimeters thick.

You can use a mandoline for this (see kitchen tools).

Grease the cake pan and pour in about a third of the batter. Then
top with half of the apple slices.

Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Pour the rest of the batter into the pan, and arrange the remaining strips in a rosette pattern on top.

Place in the oven and bake for 40 minutes.

The Chef’s Tip

Check for doneness by inserting a knife; the blade should come out clean, with no batter clinging to it.

Serve warm or at room temperature.
For a beautiful presentation (and to satisfy your sweet tooth!), you can dust the cake with a little powdered sugar just before serving.

You can serve this old-fashioned apple cake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream 😋

Old-Fashioned Apple Cake