Pastel de manzana - annabel labgbeina

 

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter unsalted
• 3 Honey Crisp apples peeled, cored, quartered and sliced thinly
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs beaten
• 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tbsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1 1/2 cups pecan pieces (optional: walnut pieces, chopped hazelnuts or almonds)
• 1 cup raisins (optional: black, golden raisins, chopped figs, dates, currants, cherries, or apricots)
• Powdered Sugar--to dust

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
2. Cut parchment paper to fit base of spring form pan. Grease well with butter.
3. In a low stock pot, melt butter. Add chopped apples and sugar.
4. Next add dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. Stir well.
5. Finally, add 1 cup of chopped nuts and raisins. Mix well.
6. Pour batter into spring form pan. Level with a spatula. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of nuts on top of batter.
7. Put cake into oven and bake for 1 hour. After 1 hour, turn heat of oven up to 375 degrees F. Bake until toothpick comes out clean, approximately 10-15 minutes. (See Note Below)
8. Remove from oven and let cool for approximately 10 minutes before releasing and removing the spring form from the cake.
9. Let cool an additional 60 minutes before dusting with powdered sugar. Slice. Serve. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Finish baking time varies due to each baker's oven. Use the toothpick guide - if it comes out clean, your cake is finished. Also, you can store any leftover cake in fridge up to 4 days.