Scandinavian Apple Cake Recipes

SWEDISH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease an 8x8-inch baking dish.
• To make the cake, cream the sugar and shortening together in a mixing bowl. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Sift the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together in a second bowl. Gradually stir the flour mixture into the egg mixture. Fold in the apples and walnuts until evenly blended. Spoon the batter into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake the cake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes.
• To make the topping, place the milk, margarine, and brown sugar in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir to dissolve the brown sugar, and cook until the margarine melts. Remove the cake from the oven and place it on a baking sheet to prevent spillovers. Pour the topping over the cake.
• Return the cake and baking sheet to the oven and bake for an additional 20 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Cool to room temperature before serving.

SCANDINAVIAN APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a frying pan.
• Combine breads crumbs, sugar, and cinnamon- add to the butter in the pan and stir until mixed and golden brown.
• Divide this mixture into three parts- placing the first portion into a greased deep dish pie plate.
• Pour 1 cup of the applesauce on top to cover.
• Continue with another layer of crumbs, then another layer of applesauce.
• Sprinkle the remaining portion of bread crumbs on top of the last applesauce layer and dot with 2 Tbsp butter.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 375°F for 25 minutes.
• Allow to cool to room temp before serving.

APPLETORTE (SCANDINAVIAN APPLE CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl.
• Using an electic mixer, cream sugar and butter together.
• Add eggs, one at a time.
• By hand, stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
• Stir in apples.
• Grease and flour a 9 or 10 inch springform pan or tube pan and pour in the batter.
• Sprinkle liberally with sugar.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.
• Cool on rack.
• Serve with ice cream or other topping.

SWEDISH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix apple slices with lemon juice.
• Fill a greased 2-quart casserole (or 8 inch square Pyrex dish) with apple slices.
• Sprinkle apples with 1 Tbs sugar and ground cinnamon.
• Mix together melted butter, sugar, flour, egg, and nuts to form a doughy batter.
• Scrape batter on top of apples and smooth out.
• Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour or until top is golden.
• Let cool for 15 minutes in pan on rack and then serve from pan with ice cream--do not invert. Or let cool completely in pan and serve room temperature.

SCANDINAVIAN APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Core, peel and slice apples. Season to taste with sugar and lemon juice and cook in small amount of water til apples are tender. Drain in large strainer and press to extract water. Pour melted butter into a 2 inch deep 10 inch layer cake pan, spreading evenly in pan. Sprinkle 1/2 cup cake crumbs over bottom of pan.
• 2. Spread half the apples over crumbs. Top with jelly, then nuts, then 1/2 cup more crumbs. Put macaroons in layer over crumbs. Top with remaining apples and cover with remaining 1/2 cup cake crumbs. Bake at 450 for 30 minutes. Cool in refrigerator.
• 3. Sprinkle almonds lightly with water, then sprinkle with sugar and toast at 350 for 15 to 20 minutes or til golden. Shake pan after 10 minutes to keep almonds from sticking together. Whip cream and frost cake. Sprinkle with almonds.