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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Deutschland >> German

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Cake Layer: | 2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Fit a 9-inch circle of waxed or parchment paper into a greased and floured 9-inch springform pan. Grease and flour paper. Set aside. | 3. Combine flour, baking powder and cornstarch in a small bowl. Whisk to combine. | 4. In a medium bowl, beat egg yolks with water. Add 1/3 cup of sugar and the vanilla and beat with an electric mixer until frothy and lemon colored. | 5. In a separate small bowl, beat egg whites with remaining sugar until stiff but not dry. Fold into yolk mixture. Stir flour mixture into egg mixture. Scrape into prepared pan. Bake for 20 minutes, or until cake tester inserted into center of cake comes out clean. Transfer to a rack to cool. | 6. Applesauce: | 7. If using fresh apples, place apple chunks into a 3-quart saucepan and cook until very soft. Mash. If using prepared applesauce, place into saucepan and warm. Add sugar, rum or vanilla extract and lemon zest. Cook until mixture mounds in a spoon. | 8. Soften gelatin in cold water. Place into a pan of simmering water and stir to dissolve. Stir gelatin into applesauce. Set aside to cool. Applesauce will thicken quickly in refrigerator. | 9. Frosting: | 10. Combine almonds, 1 tablespoon sugar and butter in a nonstick frying pan. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until almonds turn a golden brown. Transfer to paper toweling to cool. | 11. Soften gelatin in milk. Place in pan of simmering water and stir to dissolve. Cool. | 12. Whip cream with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar until it begins to thicken. Add gelatin and continue beating until soft peaks form. | 13. Assembly: | 14. Remove cake from pan; split horizontally into two layers. Brush each layer with 2 tablespoons rum. Transfer one layer to a cake plate. Mound applesauce on top of layer. Cover with remaining layer and pat down to evenly distribute applesauce. | 15. Generously frost top and sides of cake with whipped cream. If desired reserve some cream for decorating top of cake. | 16. Pat almonds around sides and sprinkle on top of cake. Refrigerate overnight before serving. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
purpose flour	1/2	cup		-	-	-	-
baking powder	1	teaspoon		2.438	1.2742	0.0	0.0
cornstarch	5	tablespoons		152.4	36.508	0.10400000000000001	0.02
egg	2		separated	143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
water	2	tablespoons		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
sugar	1/2	cup	granulated	159.9	30.004	5.005	2.496
vanilla	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
dark rum	1/4	cup		-	-	-	-
apple	10 -15	quart	peeled cored cut unsweetened	-	-	-	-
sugar	1/2	cup	granulated	159.9	30.004	5.005	2.496
rum	3	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
lemon zest	1		grated	-	-	-	-
gelatin	2	tablespoons	unflavored	-	-	-	-
water	1/4	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
almond	1	cup	sliced	1927.12	0.0	0.0	218.0
sugar	3	tablespoons	granulated divided	159.9	30.004	5.005	2.496
butter	2	tablespoons		171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
heavy cream	2	cups		816.0	6.5760000000000005	6.816	86.59200000000001
gelatin	1	tablespoon	unflavored	-	-	-	-
milk	1/4	cup		37.21	2.9158	1.9215	1.9947

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.