Back

easy &quick

English Apple Cake

QimiQ Benefits

  • Longer shelf life without loss of quality
  • Reduces discoloration
  • Prevents moisture migration, pastry remains fresh and dry for longer

Minutes

25

Difficulty

easy

English Apple Cake
English Apple Cake

Ingredients

For 12 portions

  • For the pastry

  • 200g

    AP Flour

  • 100g

    Butter, softened

  • 1

    Egg(s)

  • 2tbsp

    Powdered sugar

  • 15ml

    Water, chilled

  • g

    Butter, for the baking tin

  • For the filling

  • 250g

    QimiQ Classic

  • 100g

    Apple puree, canned

  • 3

    Egg yolk(s)

  • 1package

    Vanilla sugar

  • 3

    Egg white(s)

  • 80g

    Sugar

  • 10g

    AP Flour

  • 500g

    Apple(s), peeled, cut into segments

  • 100g

    Apricot jam

  • 2tbsp

    Rum

  • 2tbsp

    Almond sticks

Preparation

  1. Preheat the oven to 360 °F (conventional oven).
  2. For the pastry: knead the ingredients together to form a smooth pastry.
  3. Wrap in tin foil and chill for approx. 30 minutes.
  4. Roll out the pastry and use to line the bottom and sides (approx. 3 cm high) of a greased cake tin.
  5. For the filling: whisk the unchilled QimiQ Classic smooth. Add the stewed apple, egg yolks and vanilla sugar and mix with a mixer until fluffy.
  6. Whisk the egg whites and sugar until stiff. Fold alternately into the QimiQ mixture with the flour.
  7. Pour the filling onto the pastry and top with the apple slices.
  8. Warm the apricot jam, add the rum and whisk smooth and use to brush the apples.
  9. Sprinkle with the almonds and bake in the hot oven for approx. 40 minutes (cover with tin foil to prevent burning if necessary).
Some doughy looking food

Fancy more recipes?

Subscribe to our newsletter with the latest recipes, techniques and much more.

Every new registration takes part in the competition for a QimiQ cookbook.