Editing Apple cake

{{short description|Cakes made with apples}}
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{{Cookbook|Apple Cake}}

'''Apple cakes''' are cakes in which [[apples]] feature as a main flavour and ingredient. These [[cakes]] incorporate apples in a variety of forms, including diced, pureed, or stewed, and can feature common additions like [[raisins]], [[nut (fruit)|nuts]], and 'sweet' [[spice]]s such as [[cinnamon]] or [[nutmeg]]. They are a common and popular dessert worldwide, thanks to millennia of apple cultivation in [[Asia]] and [[Europe]], and their widespread introduction and propagation throughout the Americas during the [[Columbian Exchange]] and colonisation. As a result, apple desserts, including cakes, have a huge number of variations.

Apples are also used in other cakes to add moisture and sweetness, often as a partial substitute for refined [[sugar]].

==Varieties==

===British & Irish===
Regions of Great Britain and Ireland have the ideal climate for apple growing, making apple cake a common dessert with many regional varieties throughout. However, it is in the traditionally agricultural [[West Country]] of [[England]] that apple cakes have been raised as culinary symbols of their counties, such as [[Dorset]] apple cake,<ref name="AppleCake">{{cite book |title=A World of Cake: 150 Recipes for Sweet Traditions From Cultures Around the World |year=2010 |last=Castella |first=Krystina |publisher=Storey Publishing |isbn=1-60342-576-4 |page=[https://archive.org/details/worldofcake150re0000cast_m8i1/page/144 144] |url=https://archive.org/details/worldofcake150re0000cast_m8i1 |url-access=registration |quote=Dorset apple cake. |access-date=December 23, 2010}}</ref> [[Devonshire]] apple cake, and [[Somerset]] apple cake.<ref name="AppleCake"/> They are characterised by the use of wholemeal flour and often a combination of dessert apples and [[Bramley apple]]s, and are typically served warm with cream or custard, or more rarely, with cheese.{{Cn|date=December 2024}}

===German===
[[File:Veganer Apfelkuchen (44171198905).jpg|thumb|German style "sunken" apple cake]]
Apple is a common fruit in German baking. The ''Versunkener Apfelkuchen'' (sunken apple cake) is an apple cake that has apples halves, usually peeled and [[Hasselback potatoes|hasselbacked]], sunk into the sponge cake batter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-28 |title=Vielfalt aus dem Backofen: 13 leckere Apfelkuchen-Rezepte für jeden Geschmack |url=https://www.hna.de/leben/einfach-tasty/unwiderstehliche-apfelkuchen-rezepte-backen-ruehrteig-muerbeteig-hefeteig-streusel-13-zr-92758682.html |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=www.hna.de |language=de}}</ref> ''Apfelkuchen mit Hefeteig'' (apple cake with yeast dough) combines apples with a rich yeast dough, like a traditional [[Coffee cake (American)|coffee cake]]. ''Apfelstreuselkuchen'' (apple streusel cake) is a sheet cake with apples and [[streusel]] over the top.<ref name=":0" /> An ''Unsichtbarer Apfelkuchen'' (invisible apple cake) pairs a large volume of thinly sliced apples with just enough thin batter to retain the shape of the cake after baking.<ref name=":0" />

===Polish===
[[File:POL szarlotka (1).JPG|thumb|upright|Polish szarlotka]]

An apple cake called ''szarlotka'' or ''jabłecznik'' is a common traditional dessert in [[Poland]], made from sweet pastry crust and spiced apple filling. It can be topped with ''kruszonka'' (crumbles), meringue, or a dusting of caster (powdered) sugar. An additional layer of [[Budino|budyń]] (a Polish variation of custard) can sometimes be found. In restaurants and cafes, it is usually served hot with whipped cream and coffee.{{Cn|date=December 2024}}

===Scandinavian===
In [[Scandinavia]], apple cakes are typically prepared from sour apples and baked in a dough made from sugar, butter, flour, eggs, and baking powder. The cake is then topped with apples, cinnamon and sugar, sometimes also chopped almonds. Apple crumble pie is also common. In Sweden and Norway it is usually served tepid with whipped cream, custard (vanilla sauce) or vanilla ice cream.<ref>[https://www.swedishfood.com/swedish-food-recipes-desserts/166-apple-cake Apple Cake]. swedishfood.com. Retrieved September 25, 2022.</ref>

=== French ===
An apple cake called ''tarte tatin'' is an upside down apple pie, very popular in [[France]]. According to the [[Larousse Gastronomique]], it was created by the sisters Tatin and democratized in their [[restaurant]] "Lamotte-Beuvron" in the 19th century.<ref>{{Cite web |title=La vraie histoire de la tarte Tatin |url=https://www.cuisineactuelle.fr/culture-food/guide-par-ingredient/tout-savoir-sur/la-vraie-histoire-de-la-tarte-tatin-187034 |access-date=2023-02-09 |website=Cuisine Actuelle |language=fr}}</ref>

This apple pie is actually a derivative of an old Solognese speciality with apples or pears. It has existed for a very long time, and the recipe was passed down from mother to daughter.{{Cn|date=December 2024}}

Traditionally the bottom of the pan is generously lined with butter and a layer of granulated or powdered sugar is added.{{Cn|date=December 2024}}

On top of this mixture, apple wedges are placed and sugar is sprinkled on it. A shortcrust pastry thinly arranged is placed on the apples. The cake is served hot, often with a ball of [[vanilla]] [[ice cream]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quelle est la vraie histoire de la tarte tatin? |url=https://www.france-voyage.info/connaissez-vous-l-histoire-de-la-tarte-tatin/ |access-date=2023-02-09}}</ref>{{Better source|date=December 2024}}

==See also==
* [[Applesauce cake]]
* [[Apple pie]]
* [[List of apple dishes]]
* [[List of cakes]]
* [[List of Polish dishes]]

==References==
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