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French Apple Upside-Down Pound Cake Recipe

December 14, 2012

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Today I am going to make French apple cake, quatre-quarts aux pomme. Quatre-quarts means four quarters: a quarter four, a quarter sugar, a quarter butter, and a quarter eggs. First I will make caramelized apples, and then I will add in quatre quarts batter. It is very easy to make and it’s delicious.


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French Upside-Down Apple Cake Recipe

For one 6-inch cake

Ingredients

For quatre-quarts filling:

    • 1/3 cup +2 tablespoons unsalted butter 100 g, at room temperature (0.9 stick; 100 g)
    • 1/2 cup granulated sugar (100 g)
    • 2 eggs, medium-sized
    • 1 tablespoon whole milk (15 ml)
    • 3/4 cup cake flour (100 g)
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder (5 g)
    • Pinch of salt

For apple filling:

    • 3 apples (granny smith and winesap preferably)
    • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter (45 g)
    • 1/4 cup caster sugar (56 g)

To serve:

    • Ground cinnamon and confectioners’ sugar for dusting

Directions

Prepare the pans:

Grease the pan. Coat the pans with flour. And get rid of excess flour by tapping on the paper. Save the flour for the future. And set aside.

Caramelize apples:

With vegetable peeler, peel the apples and slice into small wedges. And core apples.

Over medium heat, add the butter in a large skillet. And melt the butter. Then add in sugar.

Stir until sugar dissolves and mixture is bubbly.

Now add apples. Sauté the apples, stirring frequently, until sugar is caramelized a little and the apples are tender.

When it’s done, a wooden stick should be pushed comfortably.

Transfer into a tray and let cool.

Quatre-quarts batter (French pound cake batter):

In a mixing bowl, cream the butter. Today I will do it by hand.

Add in the sugar gradually. Continue beating until smooth.

In another bowl, break in the eggs and beat for 1 minute. Add the egg mixture into the batter little by little, beating after each addition. Whisk until well blended. This is “emulsion”.

Add in the milk and stir until combined.

Sift cake flour, salt, and baking powder. And mix well.

Add the dry ingredients into the batter all at once. And fold until homogeneous.

Assemble the cake:

Once cooled, arrange the apples on the bottom of the pan. And pour the left-over apple sauce over the top.

As for filling, a pastry bag is recommended because the batter is quite thick. Pipe in the batter over the apples. If you don’t have a pastry bag, use a spoon.

Today I am making cakes with one medium size pans (6 inches in diameter & 2 inches deep; 15.5 cm in diameter & 5 cm deep) and two muffin pans. And tap a little.

Bake at 410 degrees F (210 C)  for about 40 minutes. 30 minutes for muffins.

Muffins come out first. Then cake. A toothpick inserted in the center of the cake should come out clean. Let them cool completely on a wire rack.

To serve run a knife around the edgy of pan, and turn out onto a plate.

Voila! Dust with ground cinnamon and confectioners’ sugar. The apple top is soft and luscious with cinnamon flavor, and the pound cake is rich and buttery. It has dense yet tender texture.

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Comments

  1. Shamini Sandanaeaspuran says

    May 20, 2013 at 9:57 pm

    I made this cake few days ago….and it was so delicious. We ate it a day later with my in-laws. Maybe, that’s the reason it was so moist….Thank you so much Eugenie for sharing with the world your recipe. Hope you have great success in your cooking channel.

    • EugenieKitchen says

      May 31, 2013 at 10:01 pm

      Thank you so much for letting me know. I love this cake, too! Happy cooking, Shanmini. :)

  2. Liz says

    February 15, 2014 at 5:05 am

    I made this today (and I’m very bad at baking) but it turned out great because of your recipe and video thank you so much!! (Though I think it’s a bit too sweet, next time I’ll put less sugar in the cake batter)

  3. Chrissie Chan says

    September 20, 2014 at 1:26 pm

    This is really nice and moist, though I added half of the sugar for the batter only. Made it couple of times already, my family loved it. And I’ve also made a bite-sized version of it in mini cupcake pans by cutting the apples into cubes, turned out really great and so addictive:D

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