RECIPE: Mostly Apples Apple Cake - King Arthur Flour

[mariadnoca]

I use the dorie Greenspan trick: use multiple types of baking apples. This adds a depth of flavor you don’t have when using all one type. It’s subtle, but I’ll never go back to one type. I usually have seven or eight types in a pie. Envy, Fuji, honey crisp, granny, etc.

 

[wigs]

So I bought the big and crunchy Macs all set to try this different method. Then I went out of commission. For weeks the poor things sat in the fridge getting soft and watching all the neighbouring pears die completely. Finally 4 weeks later, I pulled out the apples to find that some were unusable fully or in part, and I decided to make the chunk method instead but using the new recipe. The apples were just fine, but honestly, I prefer the MH recipe that involves rum instead of almond extract. It's just a more comfortable flavour combination for me.
I read on the KA site that the new version is meant to become an apple custard but I'm fine with finding chunks of apple in the cake instead. And yes, Macs worked perfectly and still maintained their integrity as chunks. I tend to call this .... apples held together with a bit of batter cake.

(I bake it in a savarin pan to avoid any muckiness in the centre.)

Marg--What do you mean when you refer to the "MH recipe"? Am not sure what MH stands for. Thanks, Wigs

 

[Marg CDN]

Oh sorry. The Marie Helene Cake, the one that Joe posted years ago, that apparently this one is based on. I actually don't feel guilty about eating it since it is mostly apples.

 

[wigs]

Oh sorry. The Marie Helene Cake, the one that Joe posted years ago, that apparently this one is based on. I actually don't feel guilty about eating it since it is mostly apples.

Oh, yes, I remember the Marie Helene Cake Apple Cake. The abbreviation you used simply didn't click--thanks for the definition! Caryn aka Wigs

 

[marilynfl]

I own TWO savarin cakes pans due to this recipe. The first I BOUGHT

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006BDD84/?tag=osn

…so, of course, 2 days later I found one at Thrift shop for $2 because no one knew what it was.

 

[charley2]

assuming I'm a terrible baker and don't have the skills to finesse the apples what is a good alt for Granny Smith if they aren't available?

I think golden delicious are good cooking apples. It's what the French recommend for tarte tatin. I love Macs but they will break down. I don't like Granny Smiths for much of anything personally. ;o)