Gravenstein Apple Cake Food

APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F and grease a 9-inch round springform cake pan.
• To make streusel topping, sift flour into a bowl and rub in the butter until the mixture resembles bread crumbs. Stir in the sugar and reserve.
• Peel, core and thinly slice the apples. To make the cake, sift the flour into a bowl with the baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Place the butter and the superfine sugar in a separate bowl and beat together until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs, adding a little of the flour mixture with the last addition of egg. Gently fold in half of the remaining flour mixture, then fold in the rest with the milk.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared springform pan and smooth the top. Cover with sliced apples and sprinkle with streusel topping evenly over top. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour, or until browned and firm to the touch. Let cool IN THE PAN before removing the sides. Dust the cake with confectioners' sugar before serving.

ROASTED APPLE CREME BRULEE WITH GRAVENSTEIN CAKE

Steps:

• NOTE TIME IS FOR MAKE AHEAD.
• Preheat oven 400°F.
• Use a mellon baller to scoop out insides of apple. DO NOT PIERCE the skin. Fill each with 1/2 cup cider and place in baking pan. Add water [2 inches depth] Bake 35 to40 minutes. You want this cooked through. Toss the cider and the water and cool the apples.
• Combine cream to the vanilla in mixing bowl. Pour through a fine meshed strainer. Return apples to baking pan and fill with custard. Again add water to same depth as before. Reduce oven temp to 325F and bake for about 45 minutes. Remove the water and cool.
• CAKE:.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Sift the first five cake ingredients together then set aside.
• Now combine all except butter then add sifted and mix until just blended. Use the butter to grease a 9X13 inch dish. Bake for a hour or until passes toothpick test. Cool for 10 minutes then place on wire rack until cooled.
• Serving:.
• Crumble the cake and dust with confections sugar. Put 1/2 cup of the crumbled cake in center of plate. Preheat broiler. Trim 1/4 inch off each apple, CAREFULLY. You want a nice flat surface.
• Place apples on baking sheet. Sprinkle 1/2 tsp sugar over top of each custard filled apple. Place in broiler as close to heat as possible so you carmalize the tops. They should be golden [or dark brown] WATCH THIS do not walk away.
• Place one apple in center of cake nest and serve.
• Note this can be made in stages.
• Bake apples 2 days before. Do the custard 1 day before. Make the cake anytime and freeze it. [if you give in just eat the cake with a hit of sweetened fresh whipped cream]
• Gravensteins are tart sweet and very juicy. you can also use Jonathans, winesaps, Granny Smith or other good cooking apples.