🍏🍰 Parisian Apple Cake
Parisian Apple Cake is a tender, buttery cake loaded with sliced apples — subtly sweet, lightly spiced, and perfect with tea or coffee. Unlike heavy American-style cakes, it’s moist but not overly sweet, with a delicate crumb.
🛒 Ingredients (Serves 6–8)
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3 medium apples (e.g., Golden Delicious or Granny Smith), peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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¾ cup sugar
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½ tsp salt
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1 tsp baking powder
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2 large eggs
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½ cup unsalted butter, melted
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½ cup milk
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1 tsp vanilla extract
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½ tsp ground cinnamon (optional)
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Powdered sugar for dusting
👩🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Preheat & Prep
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Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
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Grease and flour an 8-inch round cake pan or line with parchment paper.
2️⃣ Mix Dry Ingredients
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In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
3️⃣ Mix Wet Ingredients
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In a separate bowl, beat eggs, sugar, melted butter, milk, and vanilla until smooth.
4️⃣ Combine & Fold
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Gradually fold dry ingredients into wet until just combined.
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Pour batter into prepared pan.
5️⃣ Arrange Apples
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Layer apple slices on top in a circular pattern, slightly pressing them into the batter.
6️⃣ Bake
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Bake 40–45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
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Let cool slightly in the pan, then remove to a wire rack.
7️⃣ Serve
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Dust with powdered sugar before serving.
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Optional: drizzle with a thin glaze of apricot jam warmed with water for shine.
🍽️ Tips
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Use firm apples that hold their shape while baking.
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Don’t overmix the batter — keeps the cake light.
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For extra flavor, add a tablespoon of rum or Calvados to the batter.
This cake is elegant yet simple, with tender crumb and soft baked apples — a quintessential Parisian-style dessert.
If you like, I can also give a quick 25-minute version using a single bowl method for faster prep.