Swedish Apple Cake

Swedish Apple Cake (Äppelkaka) any time of the year! With cooked slices of apples on top, it’s perfect for coffee breaks or light after-meal desserts!

What is a traditional Swedish apple cake? Although it’s topped with cooked apple slices, it is unlike your usual soft apple cake. Known locally as ‘äppelkaka,’ a traditional Swedish apple cake has a texture closer to a pudding than a cake. Swedish people pour a generous portion of vanilla sauce on it. Absolutely delicious!

Prep Time: 40minutes minutes Cook Time: 45minutes minutes Total Time: 1hour hour 25minutes minutes

Servings: 10

Calories: 320kcal

Ingredients

• 500 grams apples (1 pound or 3 medium or 5 small ones),chopped into thin wedges, recommended red gala for this recipe, but you can also use your favorite apples

• 4 tablespoons honey

• 4 tablespoons water

• 240 grams flour (8.45 ounces, or about 1 & 1/2 cups), plus more for dusting the cake pan

• 2 teaspoons baking powder

• 125 grams butter (4.40 ounces or about 1 stick + 2 & 1/2 teaspoons), softened, and more for greasing

• 200 grams sugar (7 ounces or about 3/4 cup)

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 2 medium eggs

Preparation

Start making your äppelkaka by greasing an 8-inch cake pan with butter and dusting it with a bit of flour.

Prepare the apples:

• Combine apples, honey, and water in a small saucepan.

• Cook for about 15 to 20 mins over medium-low heat.

• Drain the apples and set them aside — throw the liquid away.

Prepare your äppelkaka:

• Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F) and prepare your cake pan by greasing it with butter and dusting it with some flour.

• Sift flour and baking powder.

• Cream sugar and butter in a separate, bigger mixing bowl.

• Add vanilla extract and eggs (one at a time) and continue mixing.

• Add the sifted dry ingredients and use a spatula to fold them.

• Transfer about 3/4 of the batter into the pan and use an angled spatula to even the top.

• Add the drained apples and (try) to arrange them evenly.

• Randomly place the remaining batter on top.

• Place in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, until it turns golden on top or a toothpick comes out clean when inserted.

• Set aside cool.

• Your traditional Swedish apple cake is now ready for serving!

Serving suggestions for old-fashioned Swedish apple cake

While sprinkling with powdered sugar is fine, we always serve it with vanilla sauce.

Remember when I said it resembles a pudding than a cake? Yep, that’s why vanilla sauce is excellent with it.

So what do you think? Give this äppelkaka recipe a try this today!