Fantastic French Apple Cake Recipe | Entertaining with Beth

This fantastic French Apple cake recipe features tart apples, an extra moist, light, and fluffy cake, and a crunchy, crackly topping. The hint of rum makes this simple cake recipe feel extra special and fancy. PRODUCTS SEEN IN THIS VIDEO: I am compensated on products sold at no cost to the consumer Sezane Shirt https://seza.ne/QpuUMak9Cp SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER TO RECEIVE MY NEWEST VIDEO IN YOUR INBOX EACH WEEK! https://entertainingwithbeth.substack... FRENCH APPLE CAKE print Recipe Here https://entertainingwithbeth.com/fren... For the Cake: 3 cups tart apples (Honeycrisp, Granny Smith etc), chopped (about 3 large apples) 1 cup (226 g) Land O' Lakes salted butter (if outside the U.S.A use unsalted butter), plus more for greasing 1 cup (212g) white granulated sugar 3 eggs, at room temperature 2 teaspoons (10 ml) pure vanilla extract 2 tablespoons (30 ml) dark rum 2 cups (280g) all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons (8 g) baking powder 1/2 teaspoon (3 g) Kosher salt Good-Quality Vanilla Ice Cream for serving, or whipped cream For the Whipped Cream or serve with vanilla ice cream. 1 cup (240 ml) heavy cream 2 tablespoons (14 g) powdered sugar 1 teaspoon (5 ml) pure vanilla extract METHOD: Preheat the oven to 350F (180C). Place the oven rack on the lower third portion of the oven. This will prevent the crackly top from browning too much. Grease a 9" (23 cm) springform pan with butter and line the bottom with a circle of parchment paper. The best way to cut this is to place the pan on the parchment paper, trace the pan's exterior with a pencil, and then cut it out. Fit it into the pan, smoothing the bottom, then flip the paper over and do the same on the other side (this will grease the parchment paper on both sides, making the cake easier to release after it's baked. Set pan aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, about 4-5 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing in between each addition and scraping down the bowl as needed. Add the vanilla and the rum, beat until combined, and then set aside. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt, then add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, in thirds, beating in between each addition and scraping down the bowl as needed. Stir in the apples with a spatula or a wooden spoon and transfer to the prepared pan. Bake for 35-37 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. To make the whipped cream, place the cream, sugar and vanilla in a bowl and whip on high until soft peaks form. Transfer to a container and cover, place in the refrigerator until ready to serve. ABOUT THIS CHANNEL Hi! I'm Beth Le Manach and I believe food tastes better when shared. Subscribe to my cooking channel, Entertaining with Beth, to learn holiday recipes, party planning tips and easy recipes for weeknight meals! New recipe videos post every Saturday! SUBSCRIBE HERE! http://bit.ly/BethsEntertaining.