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Holiday Desserts
This Spice Cake recipe combines two of my favorite desserts: brown sugar carmelized apples and spice cake. This is a wonderful dessert for any holiday table or elegant party gathering.
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Spice Cake With Carmelized Apples Recipe
For caramelized apples
8 Gala apples (3 1/2 lb)
3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
For cake
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1 large egg
1/2 cup dark amber or Grade B maple syrup
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
For cream
1 1/4 cups chilled heavy cream
1/2 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons sugar
preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle of the oven. Lightly butter and flour cake pan, knocking out excess flour.
Peel and core the apples and slice into 1/2 thick wedges.
Cover the bottom of a 12-inch heavy skillet with the softened butter and sprinkle with brown sugar. Add apple wedges and cook over moderate heat, without stirring, until sugar is melted and apples start to give off liquid, about 10 minutes. Cook, stirring occasionally, until apples are just tender and juices become syrupy.
Drain syrup from skillet into a small heatproof bowl and sauté the apples, stirring occasionally, until caramelized and very tender, about 30 minutes more. Return syrup to apples and cook until heated through, about 2 minutes.
While the apples are cooking Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices in a bowl.
Beat together butter and brown sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until pale and fluffy. Beat in egg until combined. Add maple syrup, sour cream, and vanilla and beat until combined well. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture, then mix until just incorporated.
Spread batter in cake pan and bake until cake is golden brown and a wooden pick or skewer inserted in center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool in pan on a rack 10 minutes.
just before serving the spice cake Beat cream with sour cream and sugar using cleaned beaters at high speed until it just holds soft peaks.
To serve Run a thin knife around edge of pan and invert the spice cake onto a plate and cut into squares. Serve warm or at room temperature, topped with warm apple mixture and cream.
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