Apple Pound Cake
Apple Pound Cake Recipe
Ingredients:
For the apple compote
350g apples, peeled and chopped into 1cm cubes
25g brown sugar
1 tbs lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla extract
25g butter
For the cake
200g unsalted butter
175g castor sugar
4 eggs
75g almomd meal
200g cake flour
1.5 tsp baking powder
1.5 tsp salt
50ml milk
25ml rum
Method:
To make the apple compote:
1) Put all ingredients except butter in a heavy saucepan. Cook on medium heat until sugar is dissolved.
2) Lower the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the apples are very tender and the mixture thickens.
3) Stir in butter. Set aside to cool.
To make the cake:
1) Preheat the oven to 170 deg C.
2) Line a 17X8cm and a 25X8cm cake pan with parchment paper.
3) Sift cake flour, baking powder and salt.
4) With an electric mixer, mix the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
5) Add the eggs, one at a time. With each addition, mix until well combined.
6) Mix in almond meal.
7) Add half of flour mixture (Step 3), stir just until the flou…
Ingredients:
For the apple compote
350g apples, peeled and chopped into 1cm cubes
25g brown sugar
1 tbs lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla extract
25g butter
For the cake
200g unsalted butter
175g castor sugar
4 eggs
75g almomd meal
200g cake flour
1.5 tsp baking powder
1.5 tsp salt
50ml milk
25ml rum
Method:
To make the apple compote:
1) Put all ingredients except butter in a heavy saucepan. Cook on medium heat until sugar is dissolved.
2) Lower the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the apples are very tender and the mixture thickens.
3) Stir in butter. Set aside to cool.
To make the cake:
1) Preheat the oven to 170 deg C.
2) Line a 17X8cm and a 25X8cm cake pan with parchment paper.
3) Sift cake flour, baking powder and salt.
4) With an electric mixer, mix the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
5) Add the eggs, one at a time. With each addition, mix until well combined.
6) Mix in almond meal.
7) Add half of flour mixture (Step 3), stir just until the flou…
