French Apple and Almond Cake (vegan)

January 24, 2019 by Anja Leave a Comment

Preberi v slovenščini.

We’ve been living in Luxembourg for a year now and I still haven’t made any french recipes, like I wanted to when we first learned about moving so close to France. The thing is, we don’t eat put as much as we did it Dubai, so the local cuisine isn’t influencing our cooking that much. We are still loving the middle eastern dishes though and we miss the spices and richness of flavours. As we recently got some hints we won’t be staying here much longer, we decided to make the best of the time we have here. So we dived into the culture, food and nature, to explore the country even more.

This is how this cake was born. Luxembourg is known for the apples grown here, so naturally this is the fruit we eat most at home during winter. And when you visit the local pâtisserie, you can find an apple cake in different forms. So I set on a mission to find a locally inspired recipe, but easy to make, since lately all my kitchen experiments are often interrupted by David. I found this lovely recipe for a French Apple Cake, that I veganized and it turned out to be a hit. It’s a bit more on a sweet side, but you can easily lower the amount of sugar and it shouldn’t affect the cake. And even though I am not a fan of very sweet desserts, I loved it in this cake. The apples bring the sourness to balance out the sugar and almonds on top give it that extra crunch. So, there is some rum involved in the baking, I personally loved the rich aroma, but when baking for kids, you might want to avoid it. David did eat it with us, and there was no side affects, so I believe the alcohol has  evaporated while baking.

I hope you enjoy baking this cake as much as we do! And most importantly, that you enjoy eating it with your coffee or tea. I would love to see how you make it, so tag @dearkitchen in your social media post, for me to see it!