Irish Apple Cake with Irish Whiskey Caramel Sauce

You can never have too many European recipes, so give Irish Apple Cake with Irish Whiskey Caramel Sauce a try. One portion of this dish contains about 6g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 435 calories. This recipe serves 12 and costs $1.31 per serving. 43 people were glad they tried this recipe. This recipe from Lemon Sugar requires vegetable oil, orange juice, salt, and unsalted butter. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for st. patrick day. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 30 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns a rather bad spoonacular score of 29%. Similar recipes include Irish Apple Cake with Whiskey Hard Sauce, Irish Whiskey Caramel Sauce, and Irish Coffee Sundaes with Caramel Whiskey Sauce.

Servings: 12

Preparation duration: 25 minutes

Cooking duration: 90 minutes

 

Ingredients:

6 apples, peeled, cored & chopped

1 Tablespoon baking powder

3 teaspoons cinnamon

4 eggs

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted

1/2 cup heavy cream

1/8 cup fresh squeezed orange juice

1 Tablespoon orange zest

1 teaspoon salt

2 cups sugar

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

3 teaspoons vanilla

1 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

2 tablespoons water

1/4 cup Irish whiskey (or orange juice)

1/3 cup Irish whisky such as Jameson or Bushmills

Equipment:

bowl

oven

frying pan

hand mixer

wire rack

knife

whisk

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F).Prepare a tube pan with butter and flour or a generous amount of cooking spray. Set aside.Peel, core & chop apples. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup of sugar and 3 teaspoons cinnamon, and set aside.In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.In another bowl, combine sugar, oil, whiskey, orange juice, vanilla and orange zest. Pour wet ingredients in to dry ingredients, and stir to combine. (I used a hand mixer.)Add eggs one at a time, beating each one to incorporate.Pour half of the batter into the bottom of the tube pan, then top with half of the apples.Pour the rest of the batter into the pan, and top with the rest of the apples, including any juice.Top with chopped walnuts.Bake for 75-90 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out mostly clean. Do not overbake.Cool in pan for 20 minutes, then run a knife around the edge of the pan and remove to a wire rack. Prepare caramel sauce.Heat sugar and water in a large heavy skillet over medium heat and cook, swirling skillet occasionally so sugar melts evenly, until it is a dark amber. Add whiskey and carefully ignite with a kitchen match (use caution: whiskey will ignite in a ball of flame). When flame dies out stir in cream and bring to a boil (don't worry if the caramel seizes -- just stir until the sauce is recombined). Boil until liquid is reduced by 1/3, then remove from heat and whisk in butter. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.Pour caramel over the top of the apple cake, and serve warm.Enjoy!

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F).Prepare a tube pan with butter and flour or a generous amount of cooking spray. Set aside.Peel, core & chop apples. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup of sugar and 3 teaspoons cinnamon, and set aside.In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.In another bowl, combine sugar, oil, whiskey, orange juice, vanilla and orange zest.

2. Pour wet ingredients in to dry ingredients, and stir to combine. (I used a hand mixer.)

3. Add eggs one at a time, beating each one to incorporate.

4. Pour half of the batter into the bottom of the tube pan, then top with half of the apples.

5. Pour the rest of the batter into the pan, and top with the rest of the apples, including any juice.Top with chopped walnuts.

6. Bake for 75-90 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out mostly clean. Do not overbake.Cool in pan for 20 minutes, then run a knife around the edge of the pan and remove to a wire rack. Prepare caramel sauce.

7. Heat sugar and water in a large heavy skillet over medium heat and cook, swirling skillet occasionally so sugar melts evenly, until it is a dark amber.

8. Add whiskey and carefully ignite with a kitchen match (use caution: whiskey will ignite in a ball of flame). When flame dies out stir in cream and bring to a boil (don't worry if the caramel seizes -- just stir until the sauce is recombined). Boil until liquid is reduced by 1/3, then remove from heat and whisk in butter.

9. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.

10. Pour caramel over the top of the apple cake, and serve warm.Enjoy!


Nutrition Information:

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435k Calories
6g Protein
12g Total Fat
70g Carbs
3% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
435k
22%

Fat
12g
19%

  Saturated Fat
5g
36%

Carbohydrates
70g
23%

  Sugar
43g
48%

Cholesterol
73mg
24%

Sodium
221mg
10%

Alcohol
4g
25%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
6g
12%

Manganese
0.49mg
25%

Selenium
14µg
21%

Vitamin B1
0.27mg
18%

Folate
68µg
17%

Phosphorus
163mg
16%

Vitamin B2
0.26mg
15%

Fiber
3g
15%

Iron
1mg
11%

Vitamin B3
1mg
9%

Potassium
289mg
8%

Copper
0.16mg
8%

Calcium
79mg
8%

Vitamin C
6mg
8%

Vitamin A
342IU
7%

Magnesium
22mg
6%

Vitamin B6
0.11mg
5%

Vitamin B5
0.47mg
5%

Zinc
0.63mg
4%

Vitamin E
0.61mg
4%

Vitamin K
3µg
3%

Vitamin D
0.4µg
3%

Vitamin B12
0.15µg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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