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Apple Cake with Toffee Crust

Apple Cake with Toffee Crust

When pastry chef Lara Atkins was little, her mother made this cake for her bridge club; Atkins remembers how she and her brothers would have to wait (and wait and wait) for their slices until all the ladies of the club had served themselves.

Ingreadient :
Cake
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 ¼ cups vegetable oil
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 large Granny Smith apples (peeled, cored and cut into 1/-inch dice)
  • 1 stick unsalted butter
  • ¼ cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Toffee Sauce
  • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
  • ½ cup water
  • ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 tablespoon brandy
Caramelized Apples
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
  • 3 large Granny Smith apples (peeled, cored and cut into 8 wedges each)
  • ⅛ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • Vanilla ice cream (for serving)
Direction :
Cake
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 ¼ cups vegetable oil
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 large Granny Smith apples (peeled, cored and cut into 1/-inch dice)
  • 1 stick unsalted butter
  • ¼ cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Toffee Sauce
  • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
  • ½ cup water
  • ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 tablespoon brandy
Caramelized Apples
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
  • 3 large Granny Smith apples (peeled, cored and cut into 8 wedges each)
  • ⅛ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • Vanilla ice cream (for serving)