This is SOOO delicious. I agree with a previous reviewer that you should either double the batter or cut down on the apples...I split the batter and started spreading half of it in the bottom of a 9 by 13 pan (as called for) but immediately saw it wasnt near enough batter. so i switched to a 7 by 11 pan, put half batter on bottom, covered with only 3/4 of the apple mixture and topped with half of the batter. So, either double batter of cut down on the apples. i dont understand the negative reviews...trust me, this cake DOESNT TASTE PASSOVER and got rave reviews by my family. if you try ANYTHING, TRY THIS--trust me!!!!!!!!!
Absolutely wonderful. My boss wanted to know how I got the recipe for his grandmother's apple cake. I do have a suggestion. I read all the reviews bad and good. The only thing I did different was to double the batter when I saw how many apple slices there were once they were cut. There was plenty of batter for the bottom and the top. Kudos to the chef!!!
I made this to practice the dessert for Seder night and I was skeptical when I making this recipe. I had to press the "bottom" part of the batter into the pan it was so thick! And when I took it out of the oven it was very oily (what appeared like oil). I let it cool for a few hours and when the boyfriend tasted it he said it didn't taste like Pesach and he would've believed me if I had told him it wasn't! That's the highest compliment seeing as he dreads Passover food. Thank you!
I was extremely disappointed in this cake. First, I would have used Matzoh Cake Meal, not the coarser Matzoh Meal. Secondly, there was not enough batter to even spread on the bottom of a 9/13" pan, much less make two dough layers. I ended up with the apples on top, without any dough covering them. The "cake" portion was soggy, and I ended up throwing the whole thing out. It was a complete waste time of ingredients and time. Marlene
This was a great Passover cake. A VERY nice change from the box mixes. After reading the other reviews I used only five apples and increased the batter to 1 1/2 times the original amount. We didn't have brown sugar so I had to use regular sugar instead. I also added some raisins to the apple mixture. The entire family adored it! Thanks for the great recipe!
i read all the reviews and agree that the batter needs to be doubled. i made it 3 times in a week once to try it second for passover and third for easter sunday! first go was ok too much nutmeg tho. i cut that to about less than a 1/2 a teaspoon. the second & third time i doubled the batter cut back on the nutmeg and added more brown sugar to the middle with the apples (which i only used about 4-5 apples) and on top BETTER!! everyone raved about it at both dinners! i will definitely make this again!!!!!
I made this recipe and accidently used cake meal. It is delicious. Hubby did a taste test. Happy to find a good holiday recipe. (It's in the freezer waiting for Passover)
More like an apple cobbler but HEAVY. Not eaten in spite of lovely aroma and taste.
Delicious recipe for Passover! I will definately make this next year. I served it for dessert, but it also is great for breakfast. I would not recommend freezing the cake, as it ended up a little soggy. The flavor is excellent and the matzoh meal is undetectible.
