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French Apple Sponge Cake

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Method

Peel the apples and remove the hearts

Cut them into cubes.

Put the butter, the icing sugar, the calvados and the jam into a big bowl. Beat together with a wooden spoon and add the eggs one by one.

Add the flour, the baking powder and the apples. Beat the mixture.

let the dough stand 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 210°C.

Grease and line the base of a rectangular cake tin.

Put mixture in the cake tin.

Bake for about 5 minutes at 210°C and then 40 minutes at 150°C.

Take out of the oven and leave to cool before removing form the tin.

This cake is great served with a generous spoon of creme fraiche.

Comments Add your comment

When I saw that there was more butter than flour I was dubious, but went with it any way. However - when I took it from the oven the cake was oozing fat and had barely risen Usually my cakes work out pretty ell, so very disappointed

by cameliapage on Thu Jan 20 2011 reply to this comment
Do you have to cook the apples first?

by KATRINAWADHAM on Sun Oct 31 2010 reply to this comment
This looks very good. Why do you leave the mixture sitting for 30 minutes ? and what would happen if you cooked it straight away ? Does the baking powder not start to work as soon as you add wet ingredients. I am dying to try this but I was always told as soon as you add wet ingredients to a mixture with baking soda then it starts to react. Thanks

by lindahone on Thu Oct 21 2010 reply to this comment
I loved it and surprisingly so did my wife (she doesn't usually like apples in things)

She asked if I would make it a regular in my repertoire. I am chief cook and bottle washer as my wife is wheelchair bound.

Was it supposed to be a bit puddingy?

by Jimmer on Mon Nov 16 2009 reply to this comment
This was wonderful! I was surprised how well the calvados made its presence felt. I'm going to try adapting it with no alcohol and perhaps with other fruit liqueurs brought back from holidays.

It's certainly going to become one of my tried and trusted favourites so thank you very much.

by grannymem on Sun Oct 25 2009 reply to this comment
You should also put some brown sugar and vanilla extract on the apples pieces before adding them to the mixture!

by Charlottev on Wed Feb 4 2009 reply to this comment
Thanks I am going to make tonight will let you know how I go on

by Jade on Wed Feb 4 2009 reply to this comment
Hi Jade, In France we have baking powder in small packet. 1/2 packet corresponds to 2 tsps.
Charlotte

by Charlottev on Wed Feb 4 2009 reply to this comment
This sounds delicious just concerned about amount of baking powder how much is half a packet?

by Jade on Wed Feb 4 2009 reply to this comment