Danish Apple Cake (Aeblekage)
A simple, fragrant apple cake
8
servings
Equipment
- 1 11" springform cake tin, lined
Ingredients
- 5 Apples
- ½ cup Butter - vegan, room temperature
- ½ cup Brown sugar
- ¼ cup White sugar
- ½ cup Yogurt - plant-based, vanilla or plain
- 1 tbsp Egg replacer - whisked with 2 tbsp cold water
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- ¼ cup Milk - plant-based (I used soya)
- 1½ cups Plain flour
- 2 tsp Baking powder
- ¼ tsp Salt
For the topping
- 2 tbsp Butter - vegan, melted
- 2 tbsp White sugar
- ¼ tsp Cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180c.
- In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until fluffy.
- Now beat in the yogurt, vanilla and egg replacer.
- And beat in the milk. Don't worry if the mixture looks a little split, the flour will fix that.
- Make sure to wipe down the sides of the bowl with a spatula as you go along.
- Now mix in the flour, salt and baking powder using a wooden spoon.
- Spread the mixture into your lined baking tin. Set to one side whilst you prep the apples.
- Whisk together the sugar and cinnamon for the topping.
- Core, top and tail the apples, then slice in half through the top.
- Taking a sharp knife, carefully slice through the apples halves, but not all the way, you want to make a concertina-like effect.
- Place the sliced apples, skin side up, on top of the cake batter in the pan.
- Brush with the melted butter and sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Place in the preheated oven and bake for 35 minutes, or until golden brown and a skewer comes out of the cake clean.
- Leave to cool completely before turning out.
Notes
Please don't worry if you don't have a springform pan. The spring action on mine stopped working, so when the cake was cold, I placed a large plate on the top of the tin and swiftly turned it out. Peel off the baking paper.
I then repeated this action with another plate so that the apples were once again on the top.
Just make sure to loosen the cake around the sides using a spatula first!
Please note that where the recipe asks for milk, butter or yogurt, this refers to any plant-based version that you prefer.