Colombian-Style Apple Cake Recipe

Ingredients

• 5 medium apples, peeled and cored
• 3/4 cups sugar, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder
• Juice of 1/2 lime
• 1/4 cup water
• 5 tbsp melted butter
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 2 tbsp all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups ponqué or pound cake crumbs

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease a 8 or 9-inch round baking pan.

2. 2

   Slice the apples into thin slices. Place the apples in a medium pot with ¼ cup of the sugar, cinnamon powder, lime juice and the water. Cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes. Set aside and allow to cool slightly.

3. 3

   Place half of the cooked apples with the melted butter, eggs, corn starch, flour, baking powder, remaining sugar and vanilla extract and the remaining in a large bowl. Using and electric mixer whisk until just combined. Add the pound cake crumbs and whisk until the cake batter is smooth.

4. 4

   Place the remaining apple in the bottom of the prepared baking pan.

5. 5

   Pour batter in the baking pan.Bake for about 25 minutes. Cool cake in pan 5 minutes. Run small sharp knife around side of pan to loosen cake. Turn cake out onto platter and serve warm or cold.