French-Style Apple Rhubarb Cake Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Cake Recipes. (French-Style Apple Rhubarb Cake Recipe). Made with a very thick vanilla batter, this rustic French dessert cake is simplicity at its best! Chunks of rhubarb are mixed in, and apple slices and sliced almonds are laid right on top. Rhubarb itself is a bit sour, but it makes for the perfect combination with this light and tasty cake. In French, this type of cake is called a 'Gateau Vite Fait' which basically means it can be quickly made!

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 35 mins

Total: 50 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 1 9-inch cake

French-Style Apple Rhubarb Cake Recipe

Ingredients

1 ¼ cups white sugar

1 stick butter

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 eggs

1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

⅛ teaspoon salt

1 ½ cups diced rhubarb

1 apple

thinly sliced

⅓ cup sliced almonds

or to taste

1 pinch white sugar

or to taste

Dutch Apple Cake

Dessert

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch round pan.

Step 2

Beat 1 1/4 cups sugar and butter together using an electric mixer until well blended light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time followed by vanilla extract mixing well after each addition.

Step 3

Turn mixer to low speed and slowly add in flour baking powder and salt mixing just until combined. Fold in rhubarb.

Step 4

Pour batter into the prepared baking pan. Smooth the top and place apple slices in a circular pattern on batter. Sprinkle almonds and additional sugar on top.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean 35 to 45 minutes. Let cool and serve warm or cold.

Nutritional Information

French-Style Apple Rhubarb Cake Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 384.3

% Daily Value *

Protein: 6.2g 13%

Carbohydrates: 55.9g 18%

Dietary Fiber: 1.9g 8%

Sugars: 33.8g

Fat: 15.7g 24%

Saturated Fat: 8.1g 40%

Cholesterol: 100.3mg 33%

Vitamin A Iu: 478.5IU 10%

Niacin Equivalents: 3mg 23%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 4%

Vitamin C: 2.6mg 4%

Folate: 60.6mcg 15%

Calcium: 116.6mg 12%

Iron: 1.8mg 10%

Magnesium: 24mg 9%

Potassium: 166.4mg 5%

Sodium: 267.9mg 11%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 22%

Calories From Fat: 141.3

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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