The Silver Palate Apple Cake
The Silver Palate Apple Cake defined an era: it's packed with juicy apples and drenched with a warm cider/brandy glaze.
Servings: 20 servings
Equipment
- 10" springform pan
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground mace, I used nutmeg
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 3/4 tsp. salt
- 1 cup whole wheat flour, sifted
- 1 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
- 3 1/4 cups coarse chunks apple, peeled
- 3 Tbsp Calvados, I used brandy because they didn't have one of those cute tiny bottles of Calvados at the liquor store
glaze
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons Calvados, or brandy
- 1/4 cup sweet cider, I use apple cider
- 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Grease a 10" round cake pan and set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat the vegetable oil and sugar until thick and opaque. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Sift together all-purpose flour, cloves, cinnamon, mace, baking soda, and salt, then stir in whole wheat flour.
- Add the dry ingredients to the oil mixture and blend. Stir in walnuts, apple chunks, and apple brandy. Stir to distribute pieces evenly.
- Pour into a greased 10 inch round cake pan. Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cake rest for 10 minutes, then unmold and pour glaze over warm cake or cut cake and pour glaze over slices. (note: I used a 9 inch spring-form pan and cooked it almost 10 minutes longer)
- To make the glaze, mix the ingredients together in a saucepan, bring to a boil, reduce heat slightly, and cook 4 minutes. Remove from heat and cool slightly. Pour while still warm over warm cake.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 slice · Calories: 413 kcal · Carbohydrates: 43 g · Protein: 4 g · Fat: 25 g · Saturated Fat: 5 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 13 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 5 g · Trans Fat: 0.2 g · Cholesterol: 36 mg · Sodium: 152 mg · Potassium: 111 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 28 g · Vitamin A: 150 IU · Vitamin C: 2 mg · Calcium: 21 mg · Iron: 1 mg
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