Autumn Apple Cake with Stroopwafel

Autumn Apple Cake with Stroopwafel
Apple cake coated with crushed waffle, Stroopwafels (syrup waffles).
A very tasty caramel flavor, thin, soft and chewy cookie, which alone can be a full dessert to accompany the steaming coffee, our chocolate or hot tea. Cover the cup with a Stroopwafel for a while and the warm vapor penetrates and softens the caramel, which is imprisoned within.
At the apple cake is used stroopwafels as a coating to provide a crisp crust, caramel flavor & aroma. The caramel combines perfectly with delicious, autumnal, crunchy apples.
Taste experts or not it is worth the try!
work: 15′ time: 1h:15′ easy:

Autumn Apple Cake with Stroopwafel

Stroopwafel

Stroopwafel

known as waffle made of syrup, molasse or caramel. It is made from two very thin layers of baked dough with a caramel syrup in between. The place of origin is the city of Gouda Holland, wherein first recorded. Many versions of this waffle are sold on the street as a snack.
It made its appearance in the late 18th or early 19th century by a baker who used leftovers of bread from the oven, made them crumbs and sweeten with syrup.
A story attributes the invention of Stroopwafel to the baker Gerard Kamphuisen, which puts history as date of first stroopwafel about 1810, the year in which the bakery opened. In 1840 we have the oldest known recipe for caramel waffle.
The 19th century Gouda was the only city in which they made waffles until 1870. In the 20th century, factories began to make stroopwafels. In 1960, there were 17 factories in Gouda and only four are currently still open.

Gouda Town

with a population of 70.000 inhabitants is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, and is known for its cheese, Gouda, it's smoking pipes, and the Gothic Town Hall, which dates from the 15th century.
In the Middle Ages, a settlement was established on the site of the present city by the family Van der Goudé, which built a fortified castle alongside the banks of the river Gouwe, from which the family and the city took its name. The area, originally marshland, developed over two centuries. In Gouda there are historic churches and other buildings, and is a very popular destination.

Ingredients (8-10 servings)

  • 160g (5.6 oz) flour
  • 160g (5.6 oz) sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 110g (3.9 oz) melted butter, cold
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 2 tbsp brandy
  • 3 large apples
  • 1 tsp liquid vanilla
In the mixer bowl put the eggs and whisk vigorously for a few minutes.
Add the sugar, vanilla and brandy. Beat all together for a while to turn white and get the form of cream.
Sift the flour with the baking powder and baking soda. In the bowl with the mixture, add the melted butter mixture alternately with the flour mix in two installments.
Peel the apples, remove seeds and cut in four each quarter into smaller slices.
Pour the apples in the mixer mixture. Stir gently with a spatula.
Grease a mold with removable base Ø20-22cm (Ø7.9-8.7in), and place a sheet of greaseproof paper in the base. Grease the baking paper. Cover outside the form with aluminum foil to meet half the height. Through pour the beaten mixture.
On the surface of the cake crumble into small crumbs 3 caramel waffles to cover the entire surface.
Bake in preheated oven at 180°C (356°F, Gas:4.2) for 1 hour or until risen and golden brown the surface. Probably needs a little more time because apples have a lot of water in their composition and must be evaporated, to not seat as cake cools.
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We can accompany each slice of apple cake with extra caramel sauce on top.


Author:Zambia G. Sifaki