This is a lovely cake for an afternoon tea-party, rich in taste, full of tender apple pieces and delightfully boozy; but for adults only! The cake is very easy and quick to prepare and if you don’t like the taste of rum, it is also excellent with some Brandy or Calvados or even apple juice instead of rum.
Preparation for a 20 cm cake pan
Preheat the oven to 175° C and lightly grease the cake pan.
- 125 g butter, at room temperature
- 125 g brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 60 g ground almonds
- 25 g cacao powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 125 g flour
- 2 apples
- 2 tablespoon rum
Peel, quarter and core the apples and cut them in slices. Place the apple slices in a bowl, add the rum, cover the bowl and set it aside until needed.
Put the soft butter, the sugar, the eggs and the vanilla extract in a bowl and beat until well mixed.
Add the ground almonds, the cacao powder the flour and the baking powder and gently fold in the sliced apples.
Spoon the filling in the prepared cake pan and bake the cake on the middle rack of the oven for about 30 minutes and a toothpick, inserted in the center of the cake, comes out clean.
Transfer the cake to a wire rack and let cool completely.
Sprinkle the cake with confectioners powder.
Happy baking!
Great setting, great photo and delicious cake!!!!
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What an exciting combination! I’ve never tried chocolate and apple and rum all together but it’s lovely to find new ideas to try 🙂
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Thank you so much, I’m glad you like it! Warm regards, Bridget
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A very interesting cake – it sounds wonderful!! 🙂 PS – Just wanted to take a moment to tell you that I’ve enjoyed following your blog the past few months and to wish you happy holidays!
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Thank you so much! I feel very touched by your words and wish you too a very merry christmas time! Warm regards, Bridget
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I never would have thought to pair those flavours, but that cakes looks moist and delicious! :3
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Thank you so much for stopping by, I’m glad you like it! Warm regards, Bridget
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Well I’ve had apples in cake, we get a lot of Dorset Apple Cake around here, but never in a chocolate cake and with rum – sounds amazing!
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Thank you Anna, I’m glad you liked it! Warm regards, Bridget
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Yum I love chocolate and apple together! This looks so easy but delicious! Definitely bookmarking the recipe 🙂
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Thank you, I’m glad you like it! Warm regards, Bridget
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This is GREAT! I can feel its rich taste already!! it is the compounding sum of the winter flavors…
I know I have asked it already, but I will try again: Can I (please) have a little piece of it?
🙂
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Dear Luana, thank you so much for your very kind words! I would love to bake a cake just for you … Wishing you a marvelous day, hugs, Bridget
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I love rum cake but have never had one with chocolate or apples in it. Mmm, I love when fruit is baked into desserts. 🙂
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Thank you Leilani, I love the combination of rum, chocolate and fruits! Have a cheerful day, Bridget
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Delicious, love adults only desserts!
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Me too 🙂 Thank you for stopping by and warm regards, Bridget
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Lovely photos…as always and looks delicious!
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Thank you so much!
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Your cake looks rich and delicious and a perfect addition to holiday baking!
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Thank you Bam!
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Agh! Why do all the ‘adults only’ recipes look so good! I need to hurry up and turn 21 already haha.
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hehe.. so you have something to look forward.. 🙂 Happy day and warm regards, Bridget
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Looks fabulous!!
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Thank you so much Bernice, I appreciate! Warm regards, Bridget
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This looks lovely. Chocolate and rum are a win-win. Warmly, Shanna
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Thank you Shanna for stopping by, I’m glad you liked it! Kind regards, Bridget
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It really is very inventive, Bridget!
Warmly, Shanna
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Thank you so much Shanna, I’m glad you liked it!
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This is a very lovely cake indeed!
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Thank you!
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I have a small amount of Apple Jack that has just been waiting for a recipe like this. It is definitely going on my “to bake” list.
Lillian
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I’m glad you like the recipe and let me know how you liked the cake! Thank you so much for stopping by Lillian, I appreciate so much! Have a cheerful evening, Bridget
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