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Apple Cake with Almond Caramel

Apple Cake with Almond Caramel

This apple cake with almond caramel is a delicious dessert that pairs perfectly with coffee or tea.
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Calories

Ingredients
  

Ingredients:

Base:

  • - 90 g butter
  • - 70 g sugar
  • - 2 tsp vanilla sugar
  • - 2 eggs size M-L
  • - 120 g flour
  • - 1 tsp baking powder
  • - 40 ml milk
  • - 1/2 bottle bitter almond flavoring or 1 tsp almond extract

Topping:

  • - 3 small apples
  • - 1 tbsp brown sugar

Almond Caramel:

  • - 60 g brown sugar
  • - 30 g butter
  • - 50 ml cream
  • - 1/2 tsp cinnamon optional
  • - 1/8 tsp salt
  • - 100 g chopped almonds

Instructions
 

  • 1 . Preparation:
    - Preheat the oven to 160°C (fan).
    - Line a 20 cm springform pan with parchment paper and butter the sides.
    2. Making the Base:
    - Mix together the butter, sugar, vanilla sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, milk, and bitter almond flavoring (or almond extract) until smooth (in the Thermomix for 30 seconds at speed 4).
    - Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and smooth it out.
    3. Preparing the Apples:
    - Peel, halve, and core the apples.
    - Make several cuts into the apples with a knife.
    - Place the apples cut side down on the batter, press slightly, and sprinkle with 1 tbsp brown sugar.
    4. Baking the Base:
    - Pre-bake the base with apples on the second rack from the bottom for 25 minutes.
    5. Making the Almond Caramel:
    - Melt the brown sugar and butter in a pan.
    - Add the cream, cinnamon (optional), and salt.
    - Stir until a creamy consistency is achieved.
    - Add the chopped almonds and stir in.
    6. Finishing the Cake:
    - Take the cake out of the oven briefly.
    - Spread the almond caramel over the apples.
    - Bake for another 20 minutes.
    7. Cooling and Serving:
    - Let the cake cool completely on a cake rack.
    - Cut into pieces and serve.
Keyword Cake, Caramel