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Apple Kuchen with Hot Cream Sauce

Apple Kuchen with Hot Cream Sauce

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Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Eastern European, Jewish
Servings 12 people

Ingredients
  

For the Apple Cake:

  • 6 tbs unsalted butter at room temperature + more for the pan
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg freshly grated (or ground nutmeg)
  • 1/2 cup milk or light cream
  • 2 to 3 apples Gravenstein or Golden Delicious
  • cinnamon sugar optional: mix 1 tablespoon sugar with 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • icing sugar for sprinkling (optional)

For the Hot Cream Sauce:

  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 8 tbs unsalted butter

Instructions
 

  • To make the cake, preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
  • Butter a 9-inch round spring form pan.
  • In a mixer bowl with a paddle attachment or by hand in a large bowl, beat butter, sugar and egg until mixture is fluffy and lightened in texture, about 2 to 4 minutes.
  • In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg. Add dry ingredients and milk alternately to the creamed butter mixture. Do not overbeat. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
  • Peel and core apples. Slice them into 1/4-inch wedges.
  • Spoon batter into the pan and level with an offset spatula.
  • Press apple slices, core side down into the batter, about 1/4-inch apart. Work the apple slices in a circular pattern like the spokes of a wheel.
  • Sprinkle cake with cinnamon sugar, if using.
  • Bake 35 to 40 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Set on rack to cool.
  • To make the hot cream sauce, combine cream, sugar, and butter in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Then, immediately reduce heat (to prevent scorching) and let simmer for 5 to 8 minutes until slightly thickened.
  • Sprinkle with icing sugar (if using). Pour hot cream sauce over warm apple Kuchen.