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Celebration Apple Cake

Celebration Apple Cake​

This traditional Croatian Apple cake is firm and high, cuts beautifully and keeps well. The texture reminded me a little of a European apple strudel.

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Ingredients

3 eggs
¾ cup olive oil * or butter
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup sugar
Finely grated rind of 1 lemon
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 ½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon Pinch of salt
3 cups of grated Granny Smith apple (about 6 large apples, grated)
1/3 cup of walnuts
1 cup of sultanas or sliced prunes Topping
1 tbsp brandy/ rum or sweet sherry
1 tbsp chopped walnuts
1 tbsp raw sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 Golden Delicious Apple * Braeburn/Pink Lady
Juice from half a lemon

Method

Grease and line the base and sides of a 23cm spring form cake pan with baking paper. Pre heat oven to 180’ C.

Step 1
Beat eggs, oil, sugar and vanilla together. Beat well.
Step 2Add lemon rind and grated apple, mix well.
Step 3Sift in the dry ingredients and combine thoroughly.
​Step 4Lastly mix through walnuts and sultanas. Pour into the lined cake pan.

​Step 5
In a small bowl, add sherry, walnuts, sugar, and cinnamon and stir to mix. Peel and core the apple cut in half and then in thin slices. Squeeze over lemon and toss apples to prevent from browning.
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​Step 6
Fan the apples out on top of the cake and drizzle over the topping. Bake for 60 minutes, until the centre is cooked.


 
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Ready in: 75 minutes  |  Cooking time: 1 hour
Makes: one 23cm cake, serves 12-16 pieces

​Tip: To test if the centre of the cake is cooked; use the tip of a small sharp knife and slide it into the centre. If the tip remains clean then the cake is ready – if not then return to the oven for 10 minutes or until the knife comes out clean. I often add a piece of baking paper over the top of the cake to speed up the final cooking time and prevent the cake from browning too much.

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  • Home
  • Recipes
    • Spring >
      • Lemon Drops
      • Lemonade Syrup
      • Lemon & Buttermilk Donuts
      • Rice Paper Rolls
      • Olive Crusted Lamb
    • Summer >
      • Breakfast Berry Cookies
      • Zucchini Noodles
      • Greek Tomato Fritters
      • Oysters Japanese Style
      • Artichokes with Tomato Vinaigrette
      • Feta & Onion Borek
      • Blackcurrant Cheesecake
      • Eggplant, Tomato Salad
    • Autumn >
      • Apple Pie
      • Tuna Tataki
      • Apple Cider Pork Chops
      • Turkish ​Peppers
      • Pear & Almond Sponge
    • Winter >
      • Tamarillo Beef Bourginone
      • Local Fresh Fish Pie
      • Middle Eastern chicken
      • Lamb Cashew Curry
    • Winter Deserts >
      • Rhubarb and Orange Crumble
      • Chocolate Fudge Pudding
      • Lemon Sago Pudding
    • Breads >
      • Sourdough Bread & Starter
      • Grain Loaf
      • Cinnamon Raisin Loaf
      • Soda Bread
      • Naan Bread
    • Balinese Recipes >
      • Beef Satay with Fragrant Yellow Rice
      • Sweet Tempeh & Wok Fried Vegetables
      • Lemongrass Chicken with Spinach
    • Greek Recipes >
      • Spanakopita
      • Stuffed eggplants baked in a yoghurt sauce
      • Fish Kebabs
      • Cherry Tomato, Feta & Mint Keftedes
      • Semolina, orange & almond syrup cake
      • BBQ leg of lamb with lemon potatoes & olives
    • Mairangi Bay Newsletter Seasonal Recipes >
      • Strawberry and Rhubarb Jam
      • Sweet n Sour Carrot Salad
      • Marmalade
      • Apple Crumble Oat Muffins
      • Lamb, Quinoa & Tomato Soup
      • Sultana Cake
      • Feijoa Conserve
      • Cherry Clafoutis
      • Beetroot, Apple & Blue Cheese Salad
      • Apple and Almond Tart
      • New ANZAC biscuits
      • Feijoa and Lime Poppyseed Muffins
      • Celebration Apple Cake
      • Cinnamon Oysters
  • About Tracey
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    • Recipe Writing & Styling >
      • Kiwi Gardener Magazine
      • Good Magazine
      • Air NZ Kia Ora Magazine
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