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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

TCS's October Cake ~ Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Maple Frosting


Above: first time my frosting looks like frosting!
Just look at all the goodies in the one square!
Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Maple Frosting

Recipe Adapted from "The Cake Book by Tish Boyle"
Makes One 9" Cake

We need for the Cake:
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour, sifted
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground clove (I substituted with mixed spice)
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
113g unsalted butter, softened
1 cup loosely packed light brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2/3 cup buttermilk (I substituted with whipping cream with 2 squeezes of lemon juice)
2 cups peeled and chopped (1/2" pieces) Granny Smith apples (I needed 3 small apples)
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts  (I used pecans as I depleted my walnut stash making bread!)

How to make the Cake:
1) Preheat oven to 350F and position rack in center of the oven. If not using non stick pan, grease the bottom and sides of a 9" square cake pan with parchment paper.

2) In a bowl add flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, baking soda and salt. Whisk together and set aside.

3) In another bowl, beat butter and brown sugar until light and creamy for about 3 - 4 minutes. Add vanilla extract and beat until combined. Then add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Scrap down the sides of the bowl.

4) Then add in the flour in 3 separate additions alternating with buttermilk in 2 additions. Mix until blended (do not overmix though).

5) Lastly add in the apples and nuts. Pour into prepared tin and bake for 25 to 30 minutes until golden and a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the cake.

6) Cool cake completely before frosting (thats the tip!)

You will need for the Cream Cheese Maple Frosting:
170g cream cheese, softened
42g unsalted butter, softened
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp maple syrup
1 cup icing sugar sifted
Pinch of salt

How to:
Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add in the other ingredients and continue to beat until light and creamy. Place in fridge for about 30 minutes to firm up slightly before frosting on the cake.

11 comments:

Sonia ~ Nasi Lemak Lover said...

very similar to a carrot cake, I know i will like this cake.

Please Do Not Feed The Animals. said...

You are right about all the goodies in one slice - fab cake, isn't it?

Gloria Baker said...

Love this cake too Emily!! yours look absolutely nice, is my first time in this TCS . xgloria

Paloma said...

Your cake looks great! It was very easy to make wasn't it?!! Thanks for submitting it also to the "Sweet Thursday Link-up Party" :) I appreciate it!

Katie said...

I loved this cake. SO many different flavours and textures. Your cake looks wonderfully tall

Brownieville Girl said...

Looks fantastic Emily - you're making me regret that I didn't make the frosting, it looks delicious.

Anonymous said...

Wow, your cake has a really nice color to it! I love the picture with all the ingredients in the mix. I also bake usually at night too so most of the pictures are on the countertop! See you next month!

Jo said...

Well done and a very nice cake. I can actually see the chunks of apple on the cake.

Caroline said...

I love this cake as well, a great one to start with for our new cookbook.

Kelly-Jane said...

Your cake looks just like mine, I liked it too, yum!

Shaheen said...

Your maple frosting sounds lovely and something I can make at home. Lovely.