24 March 2012

Apple Fancy Cake

Whoever said that we bloggers had to be cool? Receiving a reward, "it's so nice of you". Hitting 50 comments, "Oooh thank you". And baking an awesome cake, "it wasn't easy but i did it". That's like pasting wings and a halo on a bull making it fly, singing "red bull gives you wiiiiiiiings". I'm the furthest person from cool.
You see, when i receive a reward, i dance my victory dance! And when i hit 50 comments, I sing my victory song! Oh and when I bake a pretty cake, I parade with it, wearing it on my head because it was hell of a hardwork! Well, that's the truth, folks... ok... My victory song and dance may have been the Hippo and Dog song... (weeeeeeeeeeee...we-um-um-um-a-weh) eherm*. But oh sweet mother of everything victorious, I'm never "cool" when hearing news!
So, I took the liberty of this awesome cake to ask for votes:
Pineapple Upside-down cake VS Apple etc etc etc cake, aka Apple Fancy Cake.
This does not mean I don't love pineapples, I love them. But this apple cake, oh boy, ooohhhh bu-oy..

Apple Fancy Cake


Chunky apples and cream cheese in a moist coffee and rum cake. The apples caramelized, with a hint of cinnamon and cooked to gooey perfection. The cake, light, moist but with rum. And for the final kick in the pants, cubes of Cream Cheese combining all the flavors together.


Topping
350 g apples (sliced in big chunks)
45 g butter
3 g cinnamon powder
80 g demerara / brown / palm sugar (or molasses)
90 g cream cheese (in big chunks)
Coffee cake
200 g all-purpose flour
3 g cinnamon powder
9 g baking powder
2 g salt
100 g butter
120 g sugar
2 eggs
3 ml coffee emulsion*
30 ml rum
60 ml brewed coffee
60 ml milk
1. Preheat oven to 350F or 175C. Combine all topping ingredients (except cream cheese) and cook over a medium heat until apple softens. Excess caramel mixture will be poured into the cake batter. Put aside.
2. Sift together flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, combine coffee, milk, rum, emulsion and the excess caramel.
3. Cream butter 'til soft. Add sugar and mix on high until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well. The batter should be fluffy and not gritty.
4. To the creamed butter add half of the dry ingredients. Mix. Add the wet ingredients. Mix. Pour in the remaining dry ingredients. Mix just until incorporated
5. Into a preferred pan, pour the batter and top with apples. Press down chunks of cream cheese into the batter randomly. As the cake bakes, the batter will rise covering and above the toppings.
6. Bake the cake for 40 - 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Depending on the type of sugar used, palm and molasses will take additional 5 minutes of baking time.
7. Take pan out of the oven, let rest for 15 minutes before lifting or turning the cake. Brush rather generously with Rum or coffee or cinnamon sugar water. Let rest overnight for all the flavors to soak in.

Indeed, this Apple Fancy cake breaks rules of simplicity and tradition. It sounds so overly intricate with thousands of flavors, too much to catch up. But dear oh dear, after a bite, it all comes together. The warmth of winter with rum and cheese, sleepy mornings with coffee and cinnamon, then, apples for those quaint afternoons we miss. What more can I say.

So, vote: Pineapple Upside-down cake VS Apple Fancy Cake. Pick one!
Jes

29 comments:

  1. How many times do I have to tell you Jesi pineapple cake wins hands down. There is no other cake better

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    1. @ Bambi: we talked about this, remember!! I'll bake both and see if you touch the apple cake..

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  2. Looks amazing - I want a piece right now! These are beautiful photos!

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  3. Oh my god I'm drooling. This looks incredible!!

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    1. @ The Cafe Sucre Farine: You are just too kind!

      @ Ruby: we all missed you whilst you're with your midterms!

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  4. This cake makes you very cool in my book - it looks wonderful! :-)

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    1. @ thelittleloaf: now now, let's not get crazy here! you're already in the cool column in my book!

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  5. What a delicious cake! Oh my... I love apple cakes!

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    1. @ Baltic Maid: Thank you! 1 vote for apple cakes!

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  6. I'd have both...You always have a wonderful treat for your readers =) Thanks!

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    1. @ MyFudo: Nice to have you here!! Thank you! he he..

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  7. if i wasn't allergic to pineapple i would say both too! but i'm partial to really moist, delicious apple cakes. YUM!

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    1. @ marissa: aww... i'll give you plenty of apple cakes! 2nd vote for apples! :)

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  8. Good recipe!!! Love apples...
    Thanks for visiting my Spanish blog
    Lok
    M

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  9. Everything including this apple cake look so cool in your blog! I'm sold with everything you bake!

    I'm your latest follower :D

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    1. @ Cocinando con Manu CatMan: Thank you! I certainly find your blog amazing!

      @ Zoe: Thank you!! I totally love your posts too! Thank you for following!

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  10. Look at you making such pretty cake, with pretty pictures and a gorgeous print recipe. This is why I just love coming to your parties!! Let's have cake Jes!!!.

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    1. @ Tara: oh dear... I just visited your blog and am really sad with the news. :( Cake always calms me down! Hope you do not stop having cakes!

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  11. Apple fancy cake for sure! And dance away!

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    1. @ WokandSpoon: Well, there you go! Another vote for Apples!! Whoopee-doo-dee-doo!

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  12. That is a lot od dances which you are doing :-) hi hi i would be the same too. The cake looks super yumm.

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    1. @ Finla: Thank you! It was really good cold too!

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  13. I'm an apple girl all the way. Totally agree... I'm so far from cool and happy dance is probably not the most un-cool thing I do!

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    1. @ Claire: Apple girl! That's actually really adorable ;) we all love apples!

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  14. This looks great! I love apple based baked goods!

    By the way I have given a shout out to your blog on mine. Thanks for the lovely food! You can check it out here:
    http://wp.me/p10soU-1IX

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    1. @ Fern: Hence Apple is the winner ! Mwahaha!

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  16. The cake looks great but I have a suggestion. Would you please include measurments in increments of tsp. tbs. cup etc. I have a very chalanging time converting the measurments.
    Thanks and Shana Tova

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    1. @ Shana:

      I do it with grams because its always more accurate. :) nevertheless, 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon powder - 3 grams.
      1 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder - 9 grams.
      a pinch of salt - 2 grams
      1/2 tsp coffee emulsion - 3 grams.
      However i do suggest using the weighing method :) its faster and easier.

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