Description
Delectable french apple cake with maple ginger custard sauce blends rustic French baking traditions with innovative flavor profiles. Warm spices and creamy maple-infused custard complement tender apple-studded cake slices that you’ll savor with pure delight.
Ingredients
Scale
French Apple Cake:
- 1 ½ lbs (680 g) tart apples (Granny Smith), peeled, cored, and sliced into 1/8 inch slices
- 1 cup + 2 tbsps (140 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup + 1 tbsp (220 g) granulated sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ¾ tsp salt
- 1 whole egg
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 cup (240 ml) whole milk
- 1 cup (240 ml) vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp spiced rum
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
Maple Ginger Custard Sauce:
- 2 cups (480 ml) whole milk
- ¼ cup (60 ml) maple syrup
- 5 egg yolks
- 1 tbsp spiced rum
- ½ tsp vanilla bean paste
- 1-inch piece of fresh ginger, thinly sliced
- Powdered sugar (for sprinkling)
Instructions
- Prepare Apples: Microwave apple slices until soft, then marinate with lemon juice and spiced rum for flavor infusion.
- Preheat Oven: Set oven to 325°F and prepare a springform pan with butter, placing it on a lined baking sheet.
- Create Batter Base: Whisk dry ingredients separately from wet ingredients, combining them gently to form a smooth mixture.
- Layer Apple Mixture: Separate a portion of batter, fold egg yolks and cooled apple slices into the main batter, then transfer to the prepared pan.
- Finish Cake Preparation: Spread reserved batter over apple layer, sprinkle additional sugar on top, ensuring even distribution.
- Bake Cake: Cook for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes until golden-brown, then cool completely on a wire rack.
- Craft Maple Ginger Custard: Simmer milk, maple syrup, and ginger, steep, then strain and temper with egg yolks.
- Complete Custard: Thicken sauce over heat, incorporating vanilla bean paste and spiced rum, then chill thoroughly.
- Serve: Dust cake with powdered sugar and present alongside the chilled maple ginger custard sauce.
Notes
- Master Apple Softening: Microwave technique ensures tender, pliable apple slices without losing texture or moisture.
- Flavor Infusion Secret: Lemon juice and spiced rum create depth by allowing apples to marinate and absorb complex taste profiles.
- Baking Precision Technique: Use a springform pan on a lined baking sheet to prevent potential overflow and ensure even heat distribution.
- Layering Strategy: Reserving and modifying a portion of batter creates a unique texture contrast with the apple-infused base layer.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 34 g
- Sodium: 260 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 51 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 120 mg