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Swedish Apple Cake (Äppelkaka) with vanilla sauce.
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Äppelkaka Swedish Apple Cardamom Cake

Enjoy this fluffy, moist, and delicious Swedish apple cake with cinnamon, cardamon, and marzipan for breakfast, brunch, or dessert!
Course Breakfast, brunch, Dessert
Cuisine European, Swedish
Diet Vegetarian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 281kcal
Author Kate Hahnel

Ingredients

  • 3 apples - peeled, cored and sliced
  • 350 g mandelmassa (or 200g baking marzipan) (see notes)
  • 3 medium-sized eggs
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 150 g butter - at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
  • 60 g all-purpose flour (or gluten-free all-purpose flour)
  • ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon cardamom
  • 3-4 tablespoon icing sugar (optional) to garnish

Instructions

  • Grease a 24cm baking tin and preheat the oven to 392°F, 200° C.
  • Separate the egg yolks from the whites. In a bowl, whisk the egg whites until stiff peaks form.
    Whisked egg whites in a bowl..
  • In another bowl, cream the butter and sugar at low speed. Add the almond extract (optional) and egg yolks, then briefly whisk to combine. Carefully fold the egg whites into the mixture and stir in the cardamom.
    Whipped egg whites, along with some creamed butter and sugar in a bowl.
  • Add the flour, a little at a time, and use a spatula to combine. Roughly grate the marzipan or mandelmassa and mix this into the batter.
  • Transfer the apples to a bowl, top with cinnamon, and combine.
  • Pour the batter into the greased baking tin and carefully arrange the apple slices on top.
    Arranging sliced apples inside a baking tin in preparation for making Swedish apple cake (Äppelkaka)
  • Bake for 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted at the center comes out clean. Dust the äppelkaka with icing (powdered) sugar, and serve with some vanilla sauce.
    Baked Swedish Apple Cake

Notes

Mandelmassa is less sweet than regular baking marzipan. For this reason, use less baking marzipan, if you cannot find Swedish mandelmassa.

Nutrition

Calories: 281kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 28mg | Potassium: 177mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 97IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 1mg