Apple cake is kind of the basic recipe for dessert cooking (and it often rivals chocolate cake). We get started by adding apple wedges in a simple yogurt cake, then, noting that everyone likes it, we embark on real apple cake recipes, with some soul supplements, finally of greed rather ! So we have selected six easy-to-prepare desserts for you. Go hop! In the kitchen !
No need to transform yourself into Cyril Lignac to prepare a delicious dessert with apples. The star fruit of the fall, the apple is also the favorite fruit of the French, and in fact, an apple-based dessert guarantees a certain success.
There are many kinds of apples: our favorite? The gray reinette from Canada because it brings a tangy touch and keeps its crunchiness well when cooked. But everyone will choose their favorite variety according to the desired recipe.
To learn more, see our article on the different varieties of apples.
Classic ingredients
In addition to apples therefore, it is necessary to prepare a tasty dough in order to succeed with your apple cake. To do this, generally, we use flour, butter (and our Norman and Breton friends know this better than anyone!), Milk -which we can take vegetable for a lighter finish-, eggs, sugar, baking powder, and it is not uncommon to add a little rum or calvados when you appreciate a subtle touch of alcohol, cinnamon and / or vanilla on the spice side.
Can't do without chocolate? So think about slipping a few dulcey or white chocolate chips into your pasta. Otherwise, a chocolate cake can just as easily accommodate delicious pieces of apples in its device.
Soft apple cake
To get a fluffy apple cake, we found this recipe that uses grated apples. The format of the mold here is a cake mold; do not deviate from it, because the cooking time is studied for this type of mold.
Preparation time: half an hour is enough
Cooking time: about 40 min
Ingredients for 4 to 6 people
- 200 g flour
- 100 g of brown sugar (we have a weakness for rapadura, an unrefined sugar)
- 50 g of soft butter
- 10 cl of milk (whole is better)
- 3 apples
- 2 eggs
- 5 g of baking powder
- 1 lemon
- 1 pinch of salt
Good to know : You can also reduce the amount of butter a little to 30g, and slip in one or two small tablespoons of mascarpone to accentuate the softness of this cake.
The rest of the recipe here.
Grandma's classic apple cake
It is THE recipe tested and approved time and time again, which is passed down from generation to generation. It's very simple and you won't even need a scale to measure the ingredients.
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 50 minutes
Ingredients for 8 people :
- 6 tbsp of flour
- 6 tbsp powdered sugar
- 1 sachet of vanilla sugar
- 1 tsp of baking powder
- 3 reinette apples
- 3 eggs
Good to know : add a pinch of salt, the salt being a flavor enhancer. You can also reduce the amount of sugar a little if you like your cakes not too sweet. As you remake this fairly classic apple cake, you will adjust the quantities and ingredients. You can serve this slightly warm cake with a little sweet and vanilla smooth white cheese.
See the recipe here
Not enough flour? The semolina cake with apples is your recipe!
Yep, amazing as it sounds, this recipe uses very, very little flour, but rather wheat semolina. And it works like hell! And on the gluttony side, nothing to complain about. Small grapes that have puffed up go very well with apples and cinnamon. In short, a delight!
Preparation time: 30 minutes to break everything
Cooking time: 1 hour
Ingredients for 4 big eaters (but this cake can also delight 8 small appetites):
- 80 cl of milk
- 75 g fine wheat semolina
- 50 g of raisins
- 50 g butter
- 8 tbsp of sugar or approx. 120 g (you can lighten this amount if you want)
- 4 tablespoons of cream
- 2 peeled apples
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp of flour
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 pinch of salt
Good to know : if you want to make this cake more fluffy, you can separate the yolks from the eggs and beat the whites until stiff. You will incorporate them delicately into the device.
See the rest of the recipe here
The famous crumble, another traditional apple cake
Apple crumble is the B-A-BA of crumble. We learn this recipe, then we twist it, we modify it, we add red fruits, white chocolate chips, grapes, or even caramel chips.
We've devoted an entire article to the crumble recipe and its variations, which you can check out here.
You will also find a crumble recipe that can be made without an oven here, so it's impossible to escape it!
An apple cake in the pan, when you don't have an oven
Yes, it is quite possible, all you need is a hotplate or gas, a medium pan and a Spanish tortilla-style trick! In addition, this version of apple cake has the advantage of being able to feast quickly because it is really an express recipe.
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 12 to 15 minutes
Your ingredients for 6 people
- 3 apples
- 1 cup of wheat flour
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup caster sugar
- 1/2 cup of milk
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon small vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 teaspoons of butter
- 2 cl of calvados (optional)
Good to know : The benchmark measure here is the cup, but you can just as easily use a glass or a pot of yogurt. The advantage is that you do not need an oven or a scale for this recipe.
The realization of the recipe here
What if the cake was a simple apple pie?
Apple pie, you always have the impression that you have to add compote, frangipane, pears, etc. for it to be good. Nay! Long live simplicity with this express apple pie recipe.
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Ingredients for 6 people :
- 1 shortcrust pastry roll (you can find the recipe here if you want to make it home, otherwise opt for a pure butter pie crust, it's better)
- 5 golden apples
- 2 tbsp of sugar, to adjust according to your taste
Read on for this quick apple pie recipe here.
More original apple cake recipes
And to treat yourself off the beaten track, you can also try these recipes:
Your shopping
> For your pan cake recipe, invest in the baking utensil rolls: an enameled cast iron pan Le Creuset. You will pay 165 € for it, which represents a certain cost, but it will last several generations (while a lambda stove deteriorates after only a few years). In addition, it is guaranteed for life! Enamelled cast iron pan, with wooden handle, 12 colors, to be ordered here.
> For baking your cakes in the oven, opt for a glass pan. This material guarantees healthier cooking, without the risk of nanoparticles harmful to health. For 6/8 people, opt for a diameter of 22 cm. Glass mold, Arcuisine to order on CDiscount, € 7.50