Sally Schmitt’s Cranberry and Apple Kuchen with Hot Cream Sauce

Name: Sally Schmitt’s Cranberry and Apple Kuchen with Hot Cream Sauce
Yield: Makes 8 Servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 cup cranberries or firm blueberries; 1½ cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 3 to 4 Gravenstein or Golden Delicious apples; ½ cup milk or light cream; ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; ¼ teaspoon kosher salt; Cinnamon sugar: 1 tablespoon sugar mixed with ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2 cups heavy cream; ½ cup sugar; 1 large egg; 6 tablespoons (3 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus butter for the baking pan; ¾ cup sugar; 8 tablespoons (4 ounces) unsalted butter

Preparation info

Makes
8
Servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The French Laundry Cookbook

By Thomas Keller

Published 1999

About

This was always a favorite at the original French Laundry. It’s simple and delicious. The hot cream sauce, cream cooked with sugar, can be used with a variety of other desserts.

Ingredients

Kuchen

6 tablespoons (3 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus butter for the baking pan
¾

Europe
France
Dessert
Mediterranean
Vegetarian

Method

For the Kuchen

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter a 9-inch round cake pan.

In a mixer bowl or by hand in a large bowl, beat the butter, sugar, and egg together until the mixture is fluffy and lightened in texture.

In a separate bowl,