This easy apple cake recipe is a favorite at Rabbit Hill Inn. Apple & Cardamom go together so well. It has a unique slightly sweet & savory flavor – making it very versatile in the kitchen. Some describe the flavor as slightly sweet, floral, and spicy. Use it in baking, deserts, meats, poultry, seafood, and vegetable dishes.
As a bonus… Dr. Oz says that Cardamom is one of the FIVE SPICES TO INVIGORATE HEALTH & ENERGY! So go forth and cook up a storm with cardamom. And let them eat cake 🙂
Ingredients for Cake: Yields a 9 x 13 cake
¾ cup sugar 3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla 1 cup flour
1 Tbsp baking powder 1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp cardamom ½ tsp salt
6 oz melted butter ¾ cup half + half
1 lb apples, peeled, cored, sliced
Method:
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- In a mixer, combine sugar, eggs, and vanilla until light and pale yellow in color
- Add melted butter, half & half, and apples. Mix until incorporated.
- Then add dry ingredients.
- Spread into a greased and lined with parchment cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes or until cake springs back to touch.If possible, rotating halfway through the baking cycle.
- Drizzle with cardamom icing (instructions below).
Ingredients for Cardamom Icing:
1 stick butter 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
1 tsp cardamom ½ cup half + half
Method:
- Combine butter, confectioners’ sugar, and cardamom.
- Slowly add half + half a little at a time while mixing until your desired consistency is reached
- If you make the icing in advance, keep it refrigerated until it is ready to be used. Then remix it in a mixer. You may need to add a bit more half + half.
