RECIPE: Apple Shortbread Cake

Apple Shortbread Cake
6 to 8 servings

1-1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, cut into pieces (room temperature)
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons milk
6 tart apples, peeled and thinly sliced

Cinnamon Topping
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons butter
1-1/2 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Blend ingredients until crumbly

Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F. Butter 9-inch round cake pan. Stir first 4 ingredients into large bowl. Beat in butter. Add egg yolk and milk and blend until smooth. Turn into pan spreading evenly to edges. Arrange apples over top. Sprinkle with Cinnamon Toping. Bake until golden, about 45 minutes. Serve warm or chilled.


Looking for something different pulled some old Bon Appetit Magazines and while reading found this recipe and must try it...it is from Bon Appetit November 1980 in the Too Busy to Cook section....

This sounds delish, let me know if you try it.

My bil’s memorial is two days before Halloween and I have an ear issue, so can’t get on a plane. Planning to send an autumn/day of the dead goodie box as she will have all of his relatives staying at the house. The only thing planned so far is DoD skull cookies and Pan De Muerto, DoD bread. this sounds like it might be a good addition. Thanks for posting!

mariadnoca said:

This sounds delish, let me know if you try it.

My bil’s memorial is two days before Halloween and I have an ear issue, so can’t get on a plane. Planning to send an autumn/day of the dead goodie box as she will have all of his relatives staying at the house. The only thing planned so far is DoD skull cookies and Pan De Muerto, DoD bread. this sounds like it might be a good addition. Thanks for posting!

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Maria sorry to hear about your ear issue....sounds like your DoD box will be amazing.....I am hoping to do the cake early next week....a friend of mine made it today (gave her the recipe this morning) and she is very happy with the recipe and said it is Delicious. I will let you know next week when I try it.

Good Foods said:

Maria sorry to hear about your ear issue....sounds like your DoD box will be amazing.....I am hoping to do the cake early next week....a friend of mine made it today (gave her the recipe this morning) and she is very happy with the recipe and said it is Delicious. I will let you know next week when I try it.

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Yay! Yes, my ear issue gives me mild vertigo 24/7 at the moment. Getting old ain’t for sissy’s! I just ordered a large skull cookie cutter, and I’m not great at piping…this is likely going to be one of those this Is not as easy as I think it will be projects.