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Apple-Almond Browned Butter Cake





Yields
Makes 8 to 10 servings

Notes: Purchased dulce de leche may be too thick to pour onto the cake; warm briefly in a microwave oven to soften. If baking cake up to 2 days ahead, let cool, wrap airtight, and store at room temperature. Freeze to store longer; thaw to room temperature to serve.

Apple-Almond Browned Butter Cake




Photo: James Carrier
  About 1 1/2 cups (3/4 lb.) butter or margarine
 1 3/4 cups slivered almonds
 3 cups powdered sugar
  About 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
 8 large egg whites (1 1/8 cups)
 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
 1 3/4 cups finely chopped peeled Golden Delicious apples
  Warm caramel sauce or purchased dulce de leche (see notes)
  Vanilla ice cream
Step 1
1

In a 12-inch frying pan or 5- to 6-quart pan over high heat, melt 1 1/2 cups butter and stir often until the milk-solid particles turn golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove at once from heat and let stand until warm, 15 to 20 minutes (or nest pan in cold water and stir often, 5 to 8 minutes).

Step 2
2

Meanwhile, in a food processor, whirl 3/4 cup slivered almonds to a fine powder (or finely grate with a nut grater); scrape into a large bowl. Spread remaining 1 cup slivered almonds in a 10- by 15-inch pan.

Step 3
3

Bake in a 350° oven until slivered almonds are golden brown, 6 to 12 minutes. Let cool slightly, then coarsely chop.

Step 4
4

To bowl with ground almonds, add toasted almonds, sugar, and 1 1/4 cups flour. Stir to mix well. Scrape melted butter with all browned particles into bowl; mix. Add egg whites, lemon peel, and orange peel. Beat with a mixer on medium speed, scraping bowl often, until batter is well blended. Add chopped apples and stir to mix.

Step 5
5

Butter and flour a 9-inch cheesecake pan with removable rim. Scrape batter into pan.

Step 6
6

Bake in a 325° oven (300° convection oven) until cake is golden brown, firm in the center when lightly pressed, and begins to pull from pan sides, 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes. Let cake stand in pan on a rack at least 20 minutes or until cool, about 1 hour. Slide a thin-bladed knife between warm or cool cake and pan rim; remove rim. Set cake on a rimmed plate and, if desired, pour about 1/2 cup warm caramel sauce over the top. Cut into wedges; serve with scoops of ice cream and remaining caramel sauce to add to taste.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 0


Amount Per Serving
Calories 613Calories from Fat 60
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 41g64%

Saturated Fat 19g95%
Cholesterol 76mg26%
Sodium 334mg14%
Total Carbohydrate 57g19%

Dietary Fiber 2g8%
Protein 9.5g19%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.