Scandinavian Apple Cake Food

APPLETORTE (SCANDINAVIAN APPLE CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl.
• Using an electic mixer, cream sugar and butter together.
• Add eggs, one at a time.
• By hand, stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
• Stir in apples.
• Grease and flour a 9 or 10 inch springform pan or tube pan and pour in the batter.
• Sprinkle liberally with sugar.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.
• Cool on rack.
• Serve with ice cream or other topping.

SCANDINAVIAN APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a frying pan.
• Combine breads crumbs, sugar, and cinnamon- add to the butter in the pan and stir until mixed and golden brown.
• Divide this mixture into three parts- placing the first portion into a greased deep dish pie plate.
• Pour 1 cup of the applesauce on top to cover.
• Continue with another layer of crumbs, then another layer of applesauce.
• Sprinkle the remaining portion of bread crumbs on top of the last applesauce layer and dot with 2 Tbsp butter.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 375°F for 25 minutes.
• Allow to cool to room temp before serving.

SWEDISH APPLE CAKE - APPELKAKA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º. Butter the bottom and sides of a 10-inch spring-form pan or cake pan. Sprinkle the crumbs in the pan, being sure to coat the bottom and sides as evenly as possible.
• In a mixing bowl, combine 1 cup sugar with butter. Add one egg at a time until all are incorporated.
• Sift together the flour and baking powder. Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the bowl until a smooth batter is formed. Pour batter into pan.
• Toss the apple slices in the cinnamon and 3 tablespoons remaining sugar, then press each one lightly into the batter to form a decorative pattern (pinwheel pattern is the prettiest). Scatter chopped almonds across the top.
• Bake for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.

FLUFFY SWEDISH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease and flour pan, preferably an 8½-inch or 9-inch spring form pan.
• Sift together flour and baking powder. Set aside.
• In a medium-sized mixing bowl beat butter until light. Gradually beat in sugar until fluffy. Beat in first egg, then second egg. Beat in ¼ cup of flour mixture, then third egg. Slowly mix in remaining flour mixture, alternating with the ¼ cup of milk or water. Pour into prepared pan and smooth top.
• Peel apples; core and cut each into 6 to 8 wedges. Mix the ½ cup sugar with cinnamon. Roll apple wedges in cinnamon sugar and press wedges into cake batter all over the entire cake. Sprinkle any remaining cinnamon sugar over the top of the cake, and if desired strew a few slivered almonds over the top (optional).
• Bake approximately 1 - 1¼ hours, more or less, depending on pan size, until cake tests done when a cake tester is inserted in the center of the cake. Cool briefly, then remove from pan.

SWEDISH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix apple slices with lemon juice.
• Fill a greased 2-quart casserole (or 8 inch square Pyrex dish) with apple slices.
• Sprinkle apples with 1 Tbs sugar and ground cinnamon.
• Mix together melted butter, sugar, flour, egg, and nuts to form a doughy batter.
• Scrape batter on top of apples and smooth out.
• Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour or until top is golden.
• Let cool for 15 minutes in pan on rack and then serve from pan with ice cream--do not invert. Or let cool completely in pan and serve room temperature.

SWEDISH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease an 8x8-inch baking dish.
• To make the cake, cream the sugar and shortening together in a mixing bowl. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Sift the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together in a second bowl. Gradually stir the flour mixture into the egg mixture. Fold in the apples and walnuts until evenly blended. Spoon the batter into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake the cake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes.
• To make the topping, place the milk, margarine, and brown sugar in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir to dissolve the brown sugar, and cook until the margarine melts. Remove the cake from the oven and place it on a baking sheet to prevent spillovers. Pour the topping over the cake.
• Return the cake and baking sheet to the oven and bake for an additional 20 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Cool to room temperature before serving.

NORWEGIAN APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the sugar, flour, baking powder and salt. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Stir in apple and walnuts. Spread into an ungreased 9-in. pie plate. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar if desired. , Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.