French Apple Cake (or the 3/4 Recipe)

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This great cake has a ton of apples and a modest amount of sugar. Let the apples sweeten up the cake for you! This is so good. Don't add cinnamon, it wouldn't be French.

By JKW

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Recipe Summary

prep:
20 mins
cook:
50 mins
total:
1 hr 10 mins
Servings:
8
Yield:
1 9-inch cake
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

8
Original recipe yields 8 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9-inch springform pan.

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  • Combine sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Mix in rum. Mix in 1/2 of the butter.

  • Combine flour, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl. Add 1/2 of the flour mixture to the egg mixture; mix well. Mix in remaining butter and flour. Fold in apples.

  • Scrape batter into the prepared pan. Smooth the top gently.

  • Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes.

Cook's Note:

You can use a mixture of any apples of your choice. If you use Granny Smith apples, they are tart so you may need more sugar.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
258 calories; protein 3g; carbohydrates 36.7g; fat 10.1g; cholesterol 69.4mg; sodium 144.9mg. Full Nutrition
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