Apple Prune Cardamom Cake Recipes

APPLE CARDAMOM CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch glass pie plate with cooking spray. In small bowl, mix flour, baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon cardamom and the salt; set aside.
• In medium bowl, beat softened butter and 3/4 cup granulated sugar with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds; increase speed to medium, and beat 2 to 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally, until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low; beat in eggs, one at a time, just until smooth. Beat in vanilla. On low speed, beat in one-third of the flour mixture, then half of the milk, beating well after each addition, just until smooth. Repeat with flour mixture and milk, ending with flour mixture. Scrape side of bowl occasionally. Beat in sour cream until blended. Spread batter in pie plate.
• Arrange apple slices over batter. In small bowl, mix 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar and 1/8 teaspoon cardamom until blended. Sprinkle over apple slices.
• Bake 30 to 34 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 30 minutes.
• When ready to serve, sprinkle powdered sugar over top. For 8 servings, cut into 8 wedges. Store covered at room temperature.

APPLE CARDAMOM CAKE

Steps:

• Grease a 10 inch (4 L) bundt or angel food cake pan and dust lightly with flour.
• In a large mixing bowl, blend together the sugars.
• Beat in butter, eggs and vanilla to make a smooth batter.
• Stir together flour, the spices, baking soda and salt.
• Dust the nuts in 1/4 cup flour (extra).
• Mix the sifted dry ingredients into the batter. Quickly stir in the nuts and the apples.Transfer to the prepared pan.
• Bake in a pre-heated oven at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until a skewer or toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.
• Let the cake cool in the pan on a cooling rack. If possible, store for 1 day in an airtight container before cutting.
• Dust the top with icing sugar.

APPLE CARDAMOM OVERNIGHT CAKE

Steps:

• Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Whisk flour, cardamom, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
• Beat white sugar, butter, and 1/2 cup brown sugar together in a bowl until creamy. Add buttermilk and eggs; beat until smooth. Gradually add flour mixture, mixing until just-combined. Fold in apples and pour batter into prepared baking dish.
• Stir 1/2 cup brown sugar and pecans together in a bowl; sprinkle over batter. Cover the baking dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Uncover the baking dish and let stand at room temperature until slightly warmer, about 30 minutes.
• Bake cake in the preheated oven until topping is browned, about 45 minutes.

CARDAMOM APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8 1/2-inch round baking pan.
• Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and cardamom together in a bowl. Add 3/4 cup plus 1 1/2 tablespoons milk, melted butter, and vanilla extract; stir until combined.
• Pour batter into the greased baking pan. Arrange apple slices over the top. Press them firmly into the batter, but make sure the slices are still visible. Sprinkle pearl sugar and cinnamon over the apples.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.

CARDAMOM PRUNE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C/350°F.
• Grease and line a 10inch square dish with greaseproof paper and butter.
• Melt the butter in a pan and add the prunes then take off the heat.
• In a blender, put the eggs, sugar, vanilla and cardamom (seeds only) and blend until the cardamom seeds are combined and add to the prune mixture.
• Sift in the flour, baking powder and salt and mix thoroughly without over working the mixture.
• Pour into the prepared dish and bake for 30 minutes, then cover with foil, lower the heat to 160C/325F and bake for 20 minutes more.
• Allow to cool in the dish for 15 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

APPLE PRUNE CARDAMOM CAKE

Steps:

• Put the prunes in a medium bowl and pour in the apple cider. Let soak at room temperature for at least 1 hour or, if longer, refrigerate up to overnight.
• In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, simmer the soaked prunes and cider for 15 to 20 minutes until the prunes are soft and mostly broken down. Set aside and let cool to room temperature, then stir in the grated apples.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees and generously butter a 9-inch cake pan. In a large bowl, thoroughly whisk together the flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cardamom and cinnamon.
• In a stand mixer, using the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 4 to 5 minutes. Scrape down the bowl, then add the vanilla extract and mix until combined. Scrape down the bowl once again, and add the eggs one at a time, scraping down in between each addition. Alternate adding half the prune mixture, then half the flour mixture, to the stand mixer bowl, starting with wet and ending with dry, scraping down between each addition. Take care not to overmix.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out with moist crumbs and no wet batter. Let cool on a rack for 10 minutes, then invert onto a plate. Invert again onto a serving plate and serve warm with whipped cream, crème fraîche or ice cream, if you'd like.