Portuguese Apple Cake Recipes

APPLE CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Grease a cake form with butter and sprinkle it with sugar. Peel, cut the apples into thin slices, drizzle with lemon juice to keep them from changing color and place a layer of apple slices on the bottom of the form. Beat the egg yolks with the sugar until you get a fluffy cream, then add the melted butter and milk and continue to beat. Add the sifted flour with the baking powder and stir with a spoon. Beat the egg whites until firm, add to the batter and stir well. Put a layer of the batter over the apples in the form. Then add another layer of apple slices and top it with the remainding batter. Bake at 180ºC or 350ºF for about 40 minutes or until cooked, but test the toothpick. Remove it from the oven, let it cool a bit, gently slide a knife around the form and unmold the cake. Recipe & Photo Credit: deliciasdivinais.blogspot.pt *

APPLE CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Grease a cake form with butter and sprinkle it with sugar. Peel, cut the apples into thin slices, drizzle with lemon juice to keep them from changing color and place a layer of apple slices on the bottom of the form. Beat the egg yolks with the sugar until you get a fluffy cream, then add the melted butter and milk and continue to beat. Add the sifted flour with the baking powder and stir with a spoon. Beat the egg whites until firm, add to the batter and stir well. Put a layer of the batter over the apples in the form. Then add another layer of apple slices and top it with the remainding batter. Bake at 180ºC or 350ºF for about 40 minutes or until cooked, but test the toothpick. Remove it from the oven, let it cool a bit, gently slide a knife around the form and unmold the cake. Recipe & Photo Credit: deliciasdivinais.blogspot.pt *

PORTUGUESE COCONUT CAKES (BOLOS DE COCO)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 3 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Mix coconut, sugar, eggs, and lemon zest together in a large bowl. Scoop coconut mixture into lined muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until firm and golden, 15 to 20 minutes.

PORTUGUESE APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 350F (180C).
• Mix together the first seven ingredients. Pour half the mixture in a 8 X 13 pan. Cover with apples or pears. Pour the other half of the mixture and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.
• Bake around 30 minutes or when a toothpick comes out dry.
• Serve with cream or ice cream.

PORTUGUESE CARAMEL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180 C, grease 24cm springform tin.
• Melt sugar until caramelised (don't stir).
• Whisk in milk and cream.
• Whip butter in bowl, pour in caramel.
• Beat in eggs one by one.
• Add vanilla and whisk until thickened.
• Whisk in flour and baking powder.
• Bake for 25 to 40 minutes.
• Dust with icing sugar.

EASY APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat the sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and baking soda; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended. Fold in apples and walnuts., Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35-45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Serve with whipped topping.

POLISH APPLE CAKE (SZARLOTKA)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease and line a 20 x 29cm baking tray with baking parchment.
• For the filling, zest the lemon half and leave aside for the dough. Peel, core and thinly slice the apples, then squeeze over the juice of the lemon to stop the fruit turning brown. Put the apples in a large pan and add the sugar, 200ml water and cinnamon. Cook for 5 mins, then remove from the heat and leave to cool in the liquid (you'll need this later).
• To make the dough, put the flour and baking powder in a food processor or into a large bowl and pulse or stir to combine. Add the butter and mix again until the mixture is sandy. Add the sugar, egg yolks and egg, yogurt, lemon zest and vanilla extract and mix into a dough. Tip it out onto a floured surface. Bring it together with your hands and roll it into a ball.
• Split the dough in half, wrap one half in cling film and freeze for 1 hr. Roll out the other dough half so that it is big enough to fill the bottom of the lined tray. With the palm of your hand, push the dough about halfway up the sides of the tray until the whole base is covered. Prick the dough with a fork and bake in the oven for about 15 mins until it is golden and lightly springy to the touch.
• Spoon over the apple filling, with about half the cooking liquid, then set aside.
• Remove the dough from the freezer and coarsely grate, as you would a block of cheese. Sprinkle the grated dough over the apples and bake for 40-45 mins until it is golden and the topping has cooked through. Leave to cool completely, dust with icing sugar, then cut into squares. Whip the cream until thick, stir in the cinnamon and serve alongside the cake.