Apple Tea Cake

Apple Tea Cake
Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 517 calories, 8g of protein, and 18g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. 1 person found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying. Head to the store and pick up golden tasty apples —peeled, cream of tartar, crème fraîche, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours and 15 minutes.

Instructions

1
In a saucepan, combine the apples, 1/4 cup of the sugar and 1 cup of the verjus and bring to a boil, stirring, just until the sugar dissolves. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the apples are softened but not broken down, about 8 minutes.
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Let the apples cool in the syrup for 15 minutes. Set a strainer over a bowl and drain the apples, reserving the syrup.
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Preheat the oven to 35
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Butter and flour a 9-inch springform pan. In a bowl, sift the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter with 1/2 cup of the sugar at medium speed until fluffy.
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Add the vanilla, then the eggs, 1 at a time; beat well between additions. At low speed, beat in the dry ingredients in 3 batches, alternating with the milk.
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Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the surface. Arrange the apple slices on the batter in concentric circles and press them in halfway. In a bowl, mix 2 teaspoons of the sugar with the cinnamon; sprinkle evenly over the apples.
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Bake the cake in the middle of the oven for 1 hour, or until golden and risen and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
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Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, simmer the remaining 1 cup of sugar with the remaining 1 cup of verjus over moderate heat until a deep amber caramel forms, about 12 minutes.
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Remove from the heat. Immediately whisk in the reserved apple syrup.
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10
Brush 1/2 cup of the syrup all over the cake and let cool.
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11
Remove the springform ring and transfer the apple cake to a serving plate.
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Cut into wedges and serve warm, with the remaining syrup and crme frache on the side.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In2 hrs, 15 m.
Servings8
Health Score2
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