RECIPE: Maryland Jewish Apple Cake
A rich, dense coffee cake with cozy layers of apple and cinnamon. This Maryland Jewish Apple Cake will become a fast favorite for fall and winter gatherings! Image: Rinne Allen
This recipe comes to us from Baking in the American South: 200 Recipes and Their Untold Stories by Anne Byrn. Copyright © 2024 by Anne Byrn. Photographs © 2024 by Rinne Allen. Used by permission of Harper Celebrate.
Maryland Jewish Apple Cake
Equipment
- 9-inch springform pan
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs tart apples about 5 to 6 medium apples
- 67 g granulated sugar or 1/3 cup
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
Cake
- Butter and flour for prepping the pan
- 240 g unbleached all-purpose flour or 2 cups
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 170 g unsalted butter or 12 Tbsp (1 1/2 sticks), at room temperature
- 200 g granulated sugar or 1 cup
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup sour cream
Instructions
- Prepare the apples: Peel, quarter, and chop the apples into 1/4- to 1/3-inch dice (you'll have about 3 cups). Turn into a medium bowl and toss with the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom. Set aside.
- Heat the oven to 350°F, with a rack in the middle. Grease and flour a 9-inch springform pan.
- Make the cake: Place the flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl and whisk to combine. In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy and light, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the eggs and beat to incorporate, 1 minute. Add the vanilla. On low speed, add the flour mixture and sour cream alternatively until smooth and combined.
- Pour half of the batter into the prepared pan. Drain the apples of any juice and spoon half of them on top, spreading them to the edges. Carefully spread on the rest of the batter and top with the remaining apples.
- Bake until the cake is golden brown and springs back when lightly pressed in the center, 1 hour and 5 to 10 minutes. Place on a wire rack to cool in the pan for 20 minutes. Unhinge the sides of the pan and let the cake cool completely, 40 minutes, before slicing.
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