INGREDIENTS
BOURBON APPLE CAKE
MAKES ABOUT 12 SERVINGS
TIME
ABOUT 1 HOUR, PLUS ONE HOUR’S RESTING
2 sticks butter, softened, more for greasing pan
Flour (if using Bundt pan)
2 medium apples (about 8 ounces), peeled, cored and quartered 2 1⁄2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1⁄2 teaspoon salt
1⁄2 cup milk
1 cup bourbon, Calvados, Cognac or brandy
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-by-13-inch rectangular pan with butter, or butter and flour a 9-inch Bundt pan. Put apples in a blender or food processor and purée; remove and set aside.
2. In food processor, combine 1 1/2 sticks butter (12 tablespoons) with 1 1/2 cups sugar and pulse until combined. With motor running, add eggs one at a time. Add apple purée and process until just combined.
3. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add about a third of flour mixture to apple mixture in food processor. Then, with motor running, add about half of milk; add another third of flour, followed by rest of milk, then finally last of the flour. Process until batter just evens out.
4. Turn batter into prepared pan and bake until middle is set (your fingers should leave only a small indentation when you gently press cake), 45 to 50 minutes. When done, cool in pan for about 10 minutes.
BOURBON APPLE CAKE
MAKES ABOUT 12 SERVINGS
TIME
ABOUT 1 HOUR, PLUS ONE HOUR’S RESTING
2 sticks butter, softened, more for greasing pan
Flour (if using Bundt pan)
2 medium apples (about 8 ounces), peeled, cored and quartered 2 1⁄2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1⁄2 teaspoon salt
1⁄2 cup milk
1 cup bourbon, Calvados, Cognac or brandy
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-by-13-inch rectangular pan with butter, or butter and flour a 9-inch Bundt pan. Put apples in a blender or food processor and purée; remove and set aside.
2. In food processor, combine 1 1/2 sticks butter (12 tablespoons) with 1 1/2 cups sugar and pulse until combined. With motor running, add eggs one at a time. Add apple purée and process until just combined.
3. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add about a third of flour mixture to apple mixture in food processor. Then, with motor running, add about half of milk; add another third of flour, followed by rest of milk, then finally last of the flour. Process until batter just evens out.
4. Turn batter into prepared pan and bake until middle is set (your fingers should leave only a small indentation when you gently press cake), 45 to 50 minutes. When done, cool in pan for about 10 minutes.
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