Apple Rose Cake
I love baking cakes and especially cakes that have a
creative twist to them. Today baking is
an art and the internet is full of fantastic recipes and cakes that are works
of art. Some are simple, some very
intricate and there are enough and more recipes to choose from. I particularly like to browse through
Pinterest and save them to my various boards.
This is a combination of a couple of cakes I enjoyed baking and giving as a gift to various
people.
The Recipe:
2/3 cup brown sugar; 1 2/3 cup white caster sugar; 2 tsp
cinnamon powder; 1 cup butter; 4 medium eggs; 3 tsp vanilla essence; 3 cups
flour; 3 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1 cup milk; 2 apples- Wash and cut the apple
into quarters. Core it. Place the cut side down and slice each
half as thin as you can. Keep in 1 cup
water with 1/4 tsp salt for 5 minutes to prevent the slices from going
brown. Drain and use as required.
2 x 9 inch round pans, greased and lined
Makes 2 Cakes
Mix the brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl. Keep aside till required.
Beat caster sugar and butter at room temperature till
creamy. Add the eggs, one at a time and
then beat in the vanilla essence. Add
the sieved flour and baking powder to the batter 1/2 cup at a time, gently
stirring to incorporate the mixture.
Divide the batter into two portions.
1. For The Apple Rose Cake: Cake Number One
Pour half the batter of portion number 1 into one of the
greased and lined pans. Arrange slices
from half an apple on the batter, gently pressing to position the slices. Sprinkle 1/4 of the cinnamon and brown sugar
mixture over the sliced apples. Pour the
remaining half of the batter from portion number one over the apples and cinnamon mixture and layer with slices and
sprinkle with 1/4 of the cinnamon. Bake
in pre heated oven at 175 Degrees Celcius / 350 Degrees Farenheit for 40
minutes or until skewer inserted in cake comes out clean. Cool completely and arrange the roses and
leaves on the cake attaching them with honey or icing to stay firmly in place.
How To Make The Roses:
See the video on how to make the roses.
It's pretty easy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgetvGCoEFQ&list=FL6DSUpL_0eJvs5jBwg33_Kw
For Roses: 1 red apple; 2 tbsp sugar; 1 tbsp honey; 3
tbsp water.
Wash and cut the apple.
Core it. Place the cut side down
and slice each half very thin. Place in
a small saucepan with the sugar, honey and water. Bring to the boil and simmer 3 to 5 minutes
until the slices are soft. Take out the
slices and cool on a plate.
For the Pastry: 1 cup
plain flour, sifted; 1/2 stick butter- 55 gms approx; 3 tbsp cooked apple
water.
Knead the sifted flour, apple water and cut butter until
smooth. Shape into a ball and cut into
two pieces. Roll out each piece into a
rectangle. Cut into strips 1 inch in
width and 8-10 inches in length. Take a
strip and place 5 to 6 cooked apple slices on it overlapping each other. Roll from one end to another into a
rose. Repeat with all the strips until
the cooked apple slices are used up.
Make a few leaves too. Place
the roses in cup cake cases. Arrange leaves on baking paper and bake
both together in a preheated oven at
175 Celcius for 15 to 18 minutes until golden brown. Remove from oven and glaze with honey using a
pastry brush. Sprinkle with sugar and
cinnamon. Arrange on Apple Rose Cake
when cool.
2. For The Apple
Cake: Cake Number Two
To see how to arrange the sliced apple go to
Pour all the batter of portion number
2 into one of the greased and lined pans. Sprinkle 1/4 of the cinnamon and brown sugar
mixture over the batter. Arrange slices from remaining apple all around the batter, gently
pressing to position the slices to look like a rose.
Sprinkle remaining
cinnamon mixture over the top
and gently tap the pan to release any air bubble in the mixture. Bake in
pre heated oven at 175 Degrees Celcius / 350 Degrees Farenheit for 40 minutes
or until skewer inserted in cake comes out clean.
Serve both cakes warm or at room temperature with Vanilla Ice
cream for an unforgettable experience.
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