Time: 1 hour; Yields: 6 servings
An Icelandic style cake topped with fresh apples, cinnamon and sugar.
INGREDIENTS
- 4 tart apples (like Pink Lady or Granny Smith), peeled, cored and thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour like King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2/3 cup warm milk
- 1 large egg (can use egg replacer)
- 6 Tbsp. melted butter
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
Heat oven to 350° F and butter a 9-inch square cake pan. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine apple slices, sugar and cinnamon. Mix until sugar and cinnamon evenly coats the apple slices and set aside.
In a large bowl, add flour, white sugar, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, mix together the warm milk, egg, melted butter and vanilla extract. Add the wet ingredients to the flour mixture and stir to combine.
add flour and baking powder. Whisk to combine and set aside.
In a stand mixer, add butter and sugar. Cream until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition. Add cream and vanilla. Mix until well combined.
Spoon the flour mixture into the wet ingredients and mix until just combined, being careful not overmix.
In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon. Pour batter into the prepped baking pan. Top with sliced apples and brown sugar/cinnamon mixture.
Bake for 45-50 minutes. Do a toothpick test and let cool.
This recipe was developed with recipe inputs from Varmahlíð Apple Cake recipe by Runcible Eats and King Arthur Flour.