A wonderful, old-fashioned gingerbread-flavored festive treat from the Netherlands. simple, speedy, and excellent Eet smakelijk, as we Dutch people say.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 50 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 10 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 1 9-inch cake |
Ingredients
- ¾ cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- ¾ tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons rum
- ¾ stick butter, softened, divided
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 4 cups chopped peeled apples, or more taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9-inch springform pan.
- Combine sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Mix in rum. Mix in 1/2 of the butter.
- Combine flour, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl. Add 1/2 of the flour mixture to the egg mixture; mix well. Mix in remaining butter and flour. Fold in apples.
- Scrape batter into the prepared pan. Smooth the top gently.
- Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes.
- You can use a mixture of any apples of your choice. If you use Granny Smith apples, they are tart so you may need more sugar.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 258 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 37 g |
| Cholesterol | 69 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 6 g |
| Sodium | 145 mg |
| Sugars | 26 g |
| Fat | 10 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
When you think of a sweet treat to have with a cup of coffee, this is what you’re thinking of. I used Honeycrisp apples because they’re our favorite. It was light, well-balanced, and pleasant.
I made it today and it was delicious, moist and not too sweet. The only change I made was the vanilla extract. I used a full tablespoon instead of 3/4 tablespoon, and I also added a teaspoon of rum extract. I baked it 50 minutes and it was done, the top was a lovely golden brown, just beautiful! Wish I had taken a picture before I cut it.
Very different cake. Great taste. Very moist I used Coconut Rum. Worked out to boost the taste. Will use again Picture next time. We ate it so fast!