Apple-Bread Pudding Cake

Name: Apple-Bread Pudding Cake
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 591 milliliters chunky applesauce; 177 milliliters apricot preserves; 454 grams sliced whole-wheat or cinnamon-raisin bread, crusts removed; 118 milliliters confectioners sugar; 2 larges eggs, separated; 118 milliliters golden raisins; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest; 118 milliliters milk; 4 Tbsps unsalted butter, melted, plus more for the pan

Apple-Bread Pudding Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 323 calories, 7g of protein, and 10g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have butter, ground cinnamon, cinnamon-raisin bread, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 5 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter an 8-inch-square baking pan and line with foil, leaving a 2-inch overhang on all sides; butter the foil.

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Butter

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Baking Pan

Aluminum Foil

Oven

Mix the applesauce, raisins, lemon zest and cinnamon in a bowl; set aside.

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Applesauce

Lemon Zest

Cinnamon

Raisins

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Bowl

Whisk the melted butter, milk and egg yolks in a shallow dish.

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Egg Yolk

Butter

Milk

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Whisk

Dip half of the bread slices in the egg mixture and layer in the prepared pan, trimming as needed.

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Bread

Dip

Egg

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Frying Pan

Spread the applesauce mixture over the bread. Dip the remaining bread slices in the egg mixture and layer on top.

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Applesauce

Dip

Bread

Egg

Bake until the egg mixture is set and the bread is golden, about 35 minutes.

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Bread

Egg

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Oven

Meanwhile, beat the egg whites and confectioners' sugar in a bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form.

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Powdered Sugar

Egg Whites

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Blender

Bowl

Spread the apricot preserves on top of the cake.

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Apricot Preserves

Spread

Spread the egg-white mixture on top of the preserves, forming peaks with the back of a spoon. Return to the oven until the meringue is golden, 5 to 7 minutes.

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Preserves