Hilda’s Apple Cake

Name: Hilda’s Apple Cake
Yield: Makes one 11-×-7-inch or 9-inch single-layer cake; serves 8
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ¼ cup milk; Pinch salt; ¾ cup plus 1½ tablespoons sugar; ¼ cup (½ stick) unsalted butter, softened; ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ¼ cup sugar; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 cup all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 2 large eggs, separated; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; 1¼-1½ pounds (3–4) tart apples, such as Granny Smith or Greening, peeled, cored and thinly sliced (3–4 cups); 1¼-1½ pounds (3–4) tart apples, such as Granny Smith or Greening, peeled, cored and thinly sliced (3–4 cups)

Preparation info

Makes one 11-×-7 inch single-layer cake; serves
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Classic Home Desserts

By Richard Sax

Published 1994

About

This is one of the simplest apple cakes, and one of the best. A plain, buttery batter is poured over sliced apples, and the whole thing bakes up to a subtle cake that showcases the flavor of the fresh fruit. An excellent version of an old-fashioned genre, this tender cake is also good made with firm pears, peaches or plums.

Ingredients

Apples

1¼-1½ pounds (3–4) tart apples, such as Granny Smith or Greening, peeled, cored and thinly sliced (3–4 cups)

Dessert
Vegetarian
Cake

Method

APPLES: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 11-×-7-inch Pyrex baking dish or a 9-inch square cake pan. Place the apples in the pan, drizzle with the mel