Dessert for 8

French Apple Cake

Name: French Apple Cake
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/2 cup unsalted butter; 2/3 cup granulated sugar (optional); 2 large eggs; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 3 tbsp dark rum; confectioners' sugar (optional)

$1.63for 460 minServes 8

This tender apple cake blends butter, eggs, vanilla, and rum with sliced apples before baking until lightly golden.

Photo: onceuponachef.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 4 oz$0.40/oz typical	4 oz	$1.60Typical price
	Eggs, 2$0.30 each typical	2	$0.60Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$3.27

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourBaking powder and sodaSugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaWine, beer and spiritsSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar

Not included in the cost.

60 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
8servings as written
$typical cost tier

French Vegetarian Budget Desserts Fall

Typical price

$0.41 per serving$1.63 for 4

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Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter
2/3 cup granulated sugar (optional)
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 tbsp dark rum
confectioners' sugar (optional)

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and grease and flour a 9-inch round cake pan.
Beat the butter and sugar until smooth and creamy.
Beat in the eggs, vanilla, and rum until combined.
Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt until just mixed.
Fold in the apples, spread the batter in the pan, and bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
Cool the cake for 10 minutes and dust it with confectioners' sugar.

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