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Danish Apple Cake | Æblekage

From the website Global Table Adventure, this sweet treat can be enjoyed as an after dinner delight or with your morning coffee.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Danish
Keyword: Apples, Cake, easy
Servings: 1 cake
Author: Global Table Adventure - Sasha

Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter softened
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 small apple diced
  • 1 small apple sliced

Topping

  • ⅛-¼ cup brown sugar
  • ⅛-¼ cup walnuts chopped
  • dots butter

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C)
  • Cream Butter with brown sugar until light and fluffy
  • Add eggs, one at a time, and vanilla extract.
  • Add dry ingredients: flour, cinnamon, and baking powder.
  • Mix until well incorporated and remember to scrape the sides as you go.
  • Peel and dice one of the apples and mix into the batter.
  • Pour into the baking dish of your choice.
  • Peel and thinly slice the other apple. Top the cake with this apple.
  • Topping: Mix sugar and walnuts and sprinkle over cake. Add dots of butter on top of everything.
  • Bake for 45 minutes to an hour. Check the cake at 45 minutes by inserting a toothpick into it, if it comes out clean, you're ready, if not, pop it back in for another 15 minutes or so.