Cake with an Apple and Caramel à l'Orange Heart

Cake with an Apple and Caramel à l'Orange Heart

This is a very simple cake to make. The simplicity of the batter is enhanced by a caramelized apple wih a drop of caramel à l'orange. 

The crispy crust of the cake and the melting caramelized apple heart offer a nice combination of texture for the mouth.

The caramel à l'orange makes a perfect couple with the apple and softens its sourness.

The recipe: (for ten cakes)

Sugar	1 cup	7.05oz	200g	Beat until "light and fluffy"
Eggs	2		100g
Salt flower	½ Tsp		3g
Vanilla bean	1
Butter (creamy)	¾cup + 1 Tbsp	3.98oz	180g	Add and combine
Flour (all purpose)	2cups	7.05oz	200g	Combine together and add to the mixture
Almond Flour	½cup	1.78oz	50g
Baking Powder	1 Tbsp		15g
Apple (golden delicious)	1			Medium cube the apple, set aside

Step by Step:

Cube the apple into medium pieces. Put a little piece of butter in a nonstick cooking pan. Add apple pieces until it gets a nice color. 

The apple stays firm and the outside is caramelized. Set aside. 

Preheat the oven to 428 °F.

Beat sugar + eggs + salt flower + vanilla bean until "light and fluffy."

I used a wireless whisk, but you can put everything into your electric mixer and whisk until "light and fluffy."

Cream the butter by putting it in the microwave a few seconds until soft. Do not let it melt; it would change the texture of the batter. 

Add to the mixture and combine.

Mix the flour + almond flour + baking powder together and add to the mixture. The result is a quite thick batter. 

I used a silicone mold with a square shape and was able to bake ten cakes. 

Butter the mold and put some sugar at the bottom. Shake the mold to take out any excess sugar. This will bring some crispiness to your cake. 

Evenly distribute the batter in the mold up to half of the side. Put a piece of apple in the middle of the batter  and slightly push it down. Be careful that the apple does not touch the bottom or the sides of the mold. 

Add a bit of creamy caramel à l'orange on top of the apple.

Finish with some batter. 

Bake for 3 to 5 minutes in 428 °F and lower the temperature to 340°F for 12 to 15 minutes, according to your oven.

Baking in a very warm oven at the beginning will give you a crispy crust.

A toothpick inserted into the middle should come out almost clean (because of the apple). You can check the side as well, it should come out clean.

I decorated the cake with some roasted almonds and a little bit of powdered sugar.

Enjoy!