Apple Almond Cake
Serves 12
20 mins prep
50 mins cook
70 mins total
A simple fluffy almond cake, full of apples, and topped with more apples and almond slices, this Apple Almond Cake is easy and perfect for fall.
honey crisp appleslarge apples or 4 small
tbsplemon juice
Almond Cake Batter
ozsalted buttersoft
ozgranulated sugar+ 2 tablespoons for topping
eggslarge, room temperature
ozalmond flourblanched
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Prep the Apples
Core the apples, cut them in half, then slice them into 1/4" thick slices.
Add 4/5 of the total apples into a bowl along with the lemon juice and toss to combine. Set aside the remaining apple slices for the topping.
Cake Batter
Preheat the oven to 350 F and place a rack in the center of the oven.
Line a 9” metal round pan, springform if you have it, with parchment paper or a baking spray with flour in it. In a large mixing bowl, add in the butter, sugar, salt, vanilla and almond extracts.
Beat on medium high speed for 2 minutes until light and fluffy.
Add in the eggs, one at a time, mixing completely before adding the next. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl in between each egg. Add in the almond flour and mix again until smooth.
Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl again. Pour in the all purpose flour and baking powder and mix again on medium speed for about 30 seconds until combined.
Add the apple slices tossed in lemon juice into the cake batter, don't pour any excess lemon juice into the batter.
Use a flat rubber spatula to disperse the apple slices into the batter.
Bake the cake
Pour the apple cake batter into the prepared pan and smooth out the top.
Fan out the remaining apple slices on top of the cake. Sprinkle the areas between the apple slices with sliced almonds and then sprinkle the whole cake with 2 tablespoons of sugar.
Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, then rotate and bake for another 20-30 minutes until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center, comes out clean.
Place the baked cake on a wire rack to cool for ten minutes. Then run a knife along the edge between the cake and the pan.
Remove the spring form or tip the cake out of the pan. Leave to cool completely on a piece of parchment paper on a wire rack.
Serve as is or dust with powdered sugar and a dollop of whipped cream.