Dessert for 8
French Apple Cake
This tender apple cake blends butter, eggs, vanilla, and rum with sliced apples before baking until lightly golden.
Typical price
$1.10for 4 servings
$0.28 per serving$1.10 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
- 60 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 8servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.60Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 2 | $0.60Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $2.20 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourBaking powder and sodaSugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaWine, beer and spiritsSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar (optional)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp dark rum
- confectioners' sugar (optional)
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease and flour a 9-inch round cake pan.
- Beat the butter and sugar until smooth and creamy.
- Beat in the eggs, vanilla, and rum until combined.
- Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt until just mixed.
- Fold in the apples, spread the batter in the pan, and bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
- Cool the cake for 10 minutes and dust it with confectioners' sugar.
Swaps
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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