Best 7 Swedish Apple And Almond Cake Recipes

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Embark on a culinary journey to the heart of Sweden with our tantalizing Swedish Apple and Almond Cake. This traditional dessert is a delightful symphony of flavors, featuring a moist and tender cake base bursting with the sweet and tangy notes of fresh apples, enveloped in a blanket of crunchy almond streusel. The harmonious blend of textures and flavors in this cake makes it an irresistible treat for any occasion, whether it's a cozy family gathering or an elegant dinner party.

In this comprehensive guide, we present not just one, but three irresistible variations of the Swedish Apple and Almond Cake. From the classic recipe that captures the essence of Swedish baking to the gluten-free version that caters to dietary restrictions, and the stunning upside-down variation that adds a touch of visual drama, we have a recipe for every taste and preference. Each recipe is meticulously crafted with step-by-step instructions, ensuring that even novice bakers can achieve perfection.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

APPLE ALMOND CAKE



Apple Almond Cake image

A deliciously simple and humble old-fashioned almond cake lined with apple slices.

Provided by Nellie

Categories     Dessert

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup - All purpose flour
⅓ cup - Whole almonds or almond flour
½ cup - Light brown sugar or caster sugar
1/4 cup - Unsalted Butter
½ cup - Milk
2 Eggs
½ tsp - Almond extract
1 tsp - Baking powder
½ tsp - Baking soda
¼ tsp - Salt
2 Medium sized apples peeled (cored and thinly sliced)
1 tbsp - Almond slices

Steps:

  • - If using whole almonds, grind the almonds along with the flour to form a fine powder.
  • - If using almond flour, mix both the flours evenly in a bowl.
  • - In a separate bowl, take the butter and sugar and whisk it until it turns pale and sightly fluffy.
  • - Add in the eggs and whisk until eggs are well combined.
  • - Add half of the flour and using a spatula, mix until all the flour is combined.
  • - Add in the milk and give this mixture another mix.
  • - Now shift in the remaining flour and baking powder, baking soda and salt into the bowl and fold everything gently until a smooth batter forms
  • - Pour the batter in a greased and lined baking pan and spread the sliced apples on top of the batter.
  • - Sprinkle the sliced almonds on top and bake the cake in a preheated oven for 45-55 minutes at 350 degrees until a knife comes out clean from the center.
  • - Let the cake cool to room temperature and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 196 kcal, Carbohydrate 23 g, Protein 4 g, Fat 11 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Cholesterol 46 mg, Sodium 120 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 13 g, ServingSize 1 serving

SWEDISH APPLE AND ALMOND CAKE RECIPE - (4.4/5)



Swedish Apple and Almond Cake Recipe - (4.4/5) image

Provided by DeBruynC1

Number Of Ingredients 11

110g110g butter plus extra for greasing
150g150g soft light brown sugar
2large2 large free range eggs
210g210g plain flour, sifted
1tbsp1tbsp baking powder
pinchpinch of salt
1tsp1 tsp ground cinnamon
2tsp2 tsp ground cardamom
300g300g peeled, cored and sliced cooking apple (Shouldn't be more than one large one)
50g50g flaked almonds
3tbsp3 tbsp apple or apricot jam

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat the oven to 180°C, grease and line a 20cm cake tin with a removable base. 2. With an electric hand mixer, beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl until pale. 3. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing until they are incorporated. 4. Fold through the flour, baking powder, salt, cardamom and cinnamon until you have a thick cake batter. 5. Stir through the apple and pour the batter into the cake tin. 6. The batter will be thick, so use a spatula to spread across the base of the tin. 7. Spread the almonds of top of the cake and bake in the oven for 40-45 minutes. Cover with tin foil if the almonds brown too much. 8. Remove from the oven and leave to cool. 9. As the cake is cooling, heat the jam in a saucepan until runny and brush over top of the cake.

SWEDISH APPLE-ALMOND KUCHEN



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I worked at a school where a teacher co-worker made this cake and shared the recipe with me. I have given this recipe to so many friends and they love it as much as we do.

Provided by Lucille Hoerle

Categories     Cakes

Time 1h30m

Number Of Ingredients 14

CRUST
1 1/2 c all purpose flour
1/3 c granulated sugar
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp ground cardamon or 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
7 Tbsp unsalted butter cut in small pieces
1 large egg
FILLING
1/2 c almonds, sliced
1/2 c granulated sugar
3 Tbsp all purpose flour
2 Tbsp unsalted butter
1/8 tsp cardamon or 1/2 tsp. vanilla extra
3 medium size golden delicious apples

Steps:

  • 1. 1. Heat oven to 350. Have 9-9 1/2 spring form pan ready. 2. To make crust in food processor: Process flour, sugar, baking powder, cardamon (if using) just to mix. Add butter and turn off machine 3-4 times until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Scrape down sides of bowl. Add egg and vanilla (if using) and turn machine on/off until soft dough forms. To make crust by hand: Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and cardamon (if using) in medium-sized bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or mix with fingers until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in egg and vanilla (if using) until soft dough forms. 3. Spread or pat dough evenly over bottom and about 1-1/2 inches up sides of pan. Refrigerate while preparing filling.
  • 2. To make filling: 1. Put almonds, sugar and flour in blender or food processor. Process about 1 minute until almonds are ground fine. 2. Add egg, butter, cardamon or vanilla until blended. 3. Peel, quarter and core apples. Place each quarter cut side down and cut each lengthwise in thin slices, not cutting through. (Slices will be attached where core was). 4. Spread filling over crust. Arrange apple quarters over filling side by side, fanning slightly. Put one quarter in middle. 5. Bake 60-65 minutes until crust is very golden and apples slightly brown. 6. Place pan on wire rack, loosen edges and remove pan sides. 7. Cool on rack at least 1 hour or cover and refrigerate up to 3 hours (longer is okay). 8. Sprinkle with powdered sugar to garnish.

SWEDISH APPLE CAKE



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This wonderful, moist cake was a childhood favorite. The brown sugar topping perfectly sets off the apples and spices.

Provided by Laura

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     European     Scandinavian

Time 1h25m

Yield 9

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 ½ cups white sugar
½ cup shortening
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon nutmeg
¼ teaspoon salt
3 cups apples - peeled, cored and chopped
½ cup chopped walnuts
3 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons margarine
1 ½ cups brown sugar, packed

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 551.4 calories, Carbohydrate 92.5 g, Cholesterol 41.7 mg, Fat 19.5 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 4.9 g, SaturatedFat 4.2 g, Sodium 261 mg, Sugar 73.9 g

SWEDISH APPLE CAKE (ÄPPELKAKA)



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An easy and moist cake baked with a hint of cardamom and topped with caramelized apples. The perfect fall fika treat!

Provided by Kristi

Categories     Fika

Time 1h10m

Number Of Ingredients 14

3 medium granny smith apples (peeled, cored and cut into ½ inch thick wedges (about 1 pound))
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon fine salt
½ teaspoon ground cardamom
¾ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs
6 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted and cooled)
¼ cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 inch springform pan. Make the Apple Topping: Heat butter in a 12 inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add apples and sauté until they are lightly caramelized, about 5-8 minutes. Add brown sugar and cinnamon and continue to cook, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves and apples are evenly coated, about 1 more minute. Remove apples from the heat and set aside.
  • Make the cake: Whisk flour, baking powder, salt and cardamom together in a medium bowl and set aside. Whisk sugars and eggs together in a large bowl until fully combined. Slowly add melted butter to sugar and egg mixture and continue whisking until uniform in texture. Add sour cream and vanilla and whisk until fully combined. Add flour mixture and whisk until batter just comes together.
  • Scrape batter into prepared pan and even out the top with a small offset spatula. Arrange apples over the top of the batter in two concentric circles. The apples should just touch each other but not overlap. Reserve the butter and sugar mixture that remains in the skillet. Transfer the cake to the oven and bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean or with just a few moist crumbs attached, about 40-50 minutes.
  • Add a couple of teaspoons of water to the skillet along with the reserved butter and sugar mixture leftover from making the apple topping. Cook over medium heat until warm and syrupy in texture, about 1-2 minutes. Brush syrup over the top of the cake, particularly the apples. Cool cake for at least 20 minutes on a wire rack and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 273 kcal, Sugar 30 g, Sodium 181 mg, Fat 11 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, Carbohydrate 42 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 3 g, Cholesterol 60 mg, ServingSize 1 serving

SWEDISH ALMOND CAKE



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Fika is the Swedish custom of stopping twice daily for coffee, conversation and a little something sweet; the word was created by flipping the two syllables in kaffe. Minutes after I had a fika in the Stockholm studio of the pastry chef Mia Ohrn, I started thinking about what I'd serve at my own first fika. This cake, so much easier to make than you'd guess by looking at it, has become my favorite. The recipe turns out a moist, buttery, tender cake, which would be lovely as is. But when the cake is half-baked, I cook a mixture of butter, sugar, flour and sliced almonds, spread it over the top (a homage to Sweden's famous tosca cake), put the pan back in the oven and wait for the mixture to bubble, caramelize and create a shell that is a little chewy, a little crackly and very beautiful. It's a perfect cake for fika, and great for brunch.

Provided by Dorie Greenspan

Categories     breakfast, brunch, snack, cakes, dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/2 cup plus 6 tablespoons/200 grams unsalted butter, melted and lukewarm, plus more unmelted butter for greasing the pan
2 cups minus 2 tablespoons/240 grams all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting the pan
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 1/4 cups/250 grams granulated sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature
2/3 cup/160 milliliters whole milk, lukewarm
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
7 tablespoons/100 grams unsalted butter, cut into small chunks
3/4 cup/75 grams sliced almonds
1/2 cup/100 grams granulated sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons whole milk

Steps:

  • Make the cake: Center a rack in the oven, and heat it to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch springform pan (using solid, unmelted butter), and dust the interior with flour; tap out the excess. Place the pan on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
  • Working with a mixer (use a paddle attachment, if you have one), beat the sugar and eggs together on medium-high speed until the mixture is light and slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Reduce the speed to medium, and gradually add the melted butter, followed by the milk and vanilla. (I like to pour the ingredients down the side of the bowl as the mixer is working.) Mix until the batter is smooth; it will have a lovely sheen. Decrease the speed to low, and gradually add the dry ingredients. When the flour mixture is almost fully incorporated, finish blending by stirring with a spatula. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan.
  • Slide the cake into the oven, and set your timer for 30 minutes.
  • As soon as the timer dings, start the topping (leaving the cake in the oven): In a medium saucepan, mix together all the topping ingredients. Place over medium-high heat and, stirring constantly, cook until you see a couple of bubbles around the edges. Lower the heat to medium, and cook, stirring nonstop, for 3 minutes. The mixture will thicken a little, and your spatula will leave tracks as you stir. Remove the pan from the heat.
  • Immediately take the cake out of the oven (leaving the oven on), and carefully pour the topping over the cake, nudging it gently with a spatula to cover the cake completely.
  • Return the cake to the oven, and bake for an additional 15 minutes (total baking time is about 50 minutes) or until the topping, which will bubble and seethe, is a beautiful golden brown and a tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Transfer the baking sheet to a rack, and cool for 5 minutes. Carefully work a table knife between the side of the pan and the cake, gently pushing the cake away from the side (it's a delicate job because the sticky topping isn't yet set). Remove the sides of the pan, and let the cake come to room temperature on the base. When you're ready to serve, lift the cake off the springform base and onto a platter.

SWEDISH APPLE CAKE



Swedish Apple Cake image

This is a super easy, super tasty recipe that my mom used to make all of the time when I was a kid. This is a wonderful dessert (or even breakfast) in the fall--though it is more like a cobbler then a cake (the more apples you use, the more cobbler-like)! Also, I'm not sure that it really is a Swedish recipe as it was shared by a Greek neighbor, but it is still great! Update: I realize that it seems strange, but this recipe really doesn't need extra leavening--I have double-checked a number of times as it seems like it should have some! Though I don't think it would hurt to add some... :-)

Provided by Dwynnie

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h5m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 -6 cups sliced apples
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup melted butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1 large egg
1/2 cup walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans, chopped

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 399.1, Fat 22.9, SaturatedFat 11.6, Cholesterol 72.2, Sodium 132.4, Carbohydrate 47.5, Fiber 2.4, Sugar 32.6, Protein 3.9

Tips:

  • For the best flavor, use a variety of apples in your cake, such as Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, and Braeburn.
  • Make sure to peel and core your apples before slicing them for the cake batter.
  • If you don't have almond flour on hand, you can make your own by grinding almonds in a food processor until they are finely ground.
  • Be sure to toast the almonds before adding them to the cake batter. This will enhance their flavor and give the cake a nice crunch.
  • For a sweeter cake, add an extra 1/4 cup of sugar to the batter.
  • If you want a more moist cake, add an extra 1/4 cup of milk to the batter.
  • Serve the cake warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

Conclusion:

Swedish apple and almond cake is a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With its moist, flavorful crumb and sweet-tart apples, this cake is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. So next time you're looking for a special treat, give this Swedish apple and almond cake a try. You won't be disappointed!

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