Embark on a culinary journey to the heart of Swedish tradition with our exquisite Swedish Apple Cake (Sockerkaka med Äpplen) recipe. This delightful dessert, also known as Äppelkaka, is a symphony of flavors and textures that will tantalize your taste buds. With its moist, tender crumb, sweet and tangy apples, and a hint of cinnamon, this cake is a true masterpiece.
Our collection of recipes offers a variety of options to suit your preferences and dietary needs. Whether you're a gluten-free enthusiast, a vegan baker, or simply seeking a classic Swedish Apple Cake experience, we've got you covered. Explore our gluten-free version for a lighter indulgence, or dive into our vegan adaptation for a plant-based treat that doesn't compromise on taste. And for those who appreciate the traditional flavors, our classic Swedish Apple Cake recipe will transport you to the heart of Swedish fika culture.
Each recipe is meticulously crafted with step-by-step instructions, ensuring that even novice bakers can achieve a perfect cake. Detailed ingredient lists and helpful tips guarantee successful baking every time. So, preheat your oven, gather your ingredients, and prepare to indulge in the irresistible charm of Swedish Apple Cake.
SWEDISH APPLE CAKE
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
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
Picture a delectable apple and almond cake, married to a buttery cardamom-vanilla crust, and topped with an addictive, creamy vanilla sauce. Thanks, Sweden!
Provided by Sean
Categories Dessert
Time 2h5m
Number Of Ingredients 24
Steps:
- PASTRY STEPS: 1-4, and 10 Grease a 10 inch cake tin (ideally a spring-form or one with a lifting bottom) with butter or cooking oil and set aside.
- Cut the vanilla bean in half the long way and scrape the seeds out from the inside. (Note that you can do the whole bean at once and save half of the paste for the filling and half for the crust, or you can keep half a bean set aside for when you do the filling steps).
- To make the crust, combine the dry ingredients and paste from half of a vanilla bean in a food processor and mix thoroughly. Add the cold butter and combine until the mixture forms small crumbs. Add one egg and pulse together again, stopping when the dough is evenly mixed.
- Press about 3/4 of the dough into the bottom of the cake tin in order to make an even crust. Roll the remaining dough into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap. Set everything aside to chill in the refrigerator.
- Preheat oven to 350° F (175° C).
- FILLING STEPS: 6-9 If you're using whole blanched almonds (see note below), pulverize them with a food processor or nut/spice grinder. Set aside.
- Peel and slice the apples. You can be relatively flexible on the size of the apple pieces, but I like large 'chips' of apple, about 2-3 cm (1 inch) long and 1/2 cm (less than 1/4 inch) thick. If you have a hand-cranked apple peeler, it makes quick work of this and cuts your apples into an ideal thickness.
- Combine the almond flour, flour, sugar, and spices in a large bowl. Scrape the seeds out of the 1/2 vanilla pod and add them to the mixture. Add the butter and eggs and combine with a hand mixer. Once the filling is well combined, fold in the sliced apples.
- Pour the filling evenly into the cake tin.
- Roll out the remaining chilled pastry. It should be about 1/4 cm (1/8 inch) thick. Cut the pastry into shapes of your choosing and layer them on top of the cake. They do not need to cover the entire surface of the cake.
- Bake for about 1 hour, or until the center is set and the top is golden. Serve warm or chilled, topped with vanilla sauce.
- Slice the vanilla bean open the long way and use the tip of a small knife or spoon to scrape out all of the seeds.
- Place the milk, cream, and vanilla seeds/paste in a small saucepan on the stove-top. Heat over a medium-low flame, stirring frequently (I like using a whisk to really mix in the vanilla). When the mixture is quite warm and beginning to very gently simmer, remove from heat and set aside for 15 minutes. DO NOT BOIL. (Note - you can add the scraped pod to the sauce as well if you like, though I personally prefer to keep it for making vanilla sugar).
- Place a portion of the vanilla/cream mixture in a small bowl. Add the egg yolks, sugar, and potato/corn starch to the bowl and whisk very thoroughly. Don't be tempted to add the eggs to the original sauce-pan with all of the cream in it, as they will be harder to mix and may cook too quickly in the residual heat.
- Combine the egg mixture with the rest of the vanilla/cream mixture in the saucepan and return to the stove-top. Simmer over low heat, stirring frequently. DO NOT BOIL. Once the sauce thickens and becomes glossy, remove it from the heat and set aside. Note that it will thicken further as it cools. It can be served warm or chilled.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 299 kcal, Carbohydrate 29 g, Protein 5 g, Fat 19 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, Cholesterol 109 mg, Sodium 47 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 18 g, UnsaturatedFat 7 g, ServingSize 1 serving
SOCKERKAKA-SWEDISH BUTTER CAKE
This is a recipe I got from an old Estonian women who had lived in Sweden. It's really good and rich. I like serving it with Fruit butter between the layers and on top. Dusted with powdered sugar.
Provided by Bonnie Beck
Categories Cakes
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350*. Beat well the eggs, sugar and grated lemon or orange peel together until thick.
- 2. Add a little of the sifted flour and salt; beat well. Add in the milk and melted butter together and add slowly to the egg mixture alternating with the sifted flour.
- 3. Pour into two buttered cake pan that has parchment paper on the bottom and sides. Butter the parchment paper and flour it all. Shake out excess flour. Bake at 350* for about 45 mintues. Check for cake doneness. Serve plain, or with whipped cream or with fresh berries.
SWEDISH APPLE CAKE (ÄPPELKAKA)
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
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
FLUFFY SWEDISH APPLE CAKE
This is a favorite cake in Sweden. It's a simple, buttery cake filled with cinnamon-sugar apple slices. It reminds me of a pound cake, but with a yummy apple cinnamon topping. The presentation is made really pretty by arranging the apple slices. You can serve this as a coffee cake or as a dessert. You can re-heat slices in the microwave if you like it warmed. Recipe from Epicurious.
Provided by LifeIsGood
Categories Dessert
Time 1h35m
Yield 10-12 slices
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F Grease and flour pan, preferably an 8½-inch or 9-inch spring form pan.
- Sift together flour and baking powder. Set aside.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl beat butter until light. Gradually beat in sugar until fluffy. Beat in first egg, then second egg. Beat in ¼ cup of flour mixture, then third egg. Slowly mix in remaining flour mixture, alternating with the ¼ cup of milk or water. Pour into prepared pan and smooth top.
- Peel apples; core and cut each into 6 to 8 wedges. Mix the ½ cup sugar with cinnamon. Roll apple wedges in cinnamon sugar and press wedges into cake batter all over the entire cake. Sprinkle any remaining cinnamon sugar over the top of the cake, and if desired strew a few slivered almonds over the top (optional).
- Bake approximately 1 - 1¼ hours, more or less, depending on pan size, until cake tests done when a cake tester is inserted in the center of the cake. Cool briefly, then remove from pan.
SWEDISH APPLE CAKE
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
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:
- Choose the right apples: Use firm, tart apples that hold their shape when baked, such as Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, or Braeburn.
- Use fresh lemon juice: Fresh lemon juice helps to brighten the flavor of the cake and prevents the apples from browning.
- Don't overmix the batter: Overmixing can make the cake tough. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
- Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean: This usually takes about 50-60 minutes.
- Let the cake cool completely before serving: This will help the cake to set and the flavors to develop.
Conclusion:
Swedish apple cake is a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With its simple ingredients and classic flavor, this cake is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. So next time you're looking for a sweet treat, give Swedish apple cake a try!
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