Apple cake

Name: Apple cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: butter, 3 sticks, softened; sugar, 1 cup; brown sugar, 3/4 cup; ground cinnamon, 3 teaspoons; ground cloves, 1/2 teaspoon; baking soda, 3 teaspoons; applesauce, 1 1/8 cups; sour cream, 1/2 cup; 5 eggs; whole wheat flour, 2 1/4 cups; flour, 1 1/8 cups; salt, 1 pinch; 3-4 small, tart apples, peeled & cored

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Very Easy

1 h 15 m

This dense, moist cake is full of delicate spices and - you guessed it - apples. What's not to love?

Preparation

Preparation15 min

Cook time1 hour

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F; liberally grease a Bundt pan. Set aside. Cream butter, sugar and brown sugar. Add eggs, applesauce and sour cream; beat until thick and smooth.
Sift together cinnamon, cloves, baking soda, whole wheat flour, flour and salt. Gradually incorporate dry ingredients into wet mixture; set aside. Slice apples paper thin. The rounds should remain intact, but be flimsy, too.
Transfer 1 cup of cake batter into Bundt pan; smooth with a spatula, and arrange apple slices in a thin layer, as shown.
Repeat until batter is completely used, bearing in mind that the last layer should be of batter, not apples. Bake for 55-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Mine was particularly moist and began to ooze halfway through baking, but don't fret if this happens to yours!