Baking with a Book ep. 1

Описание: I hope you all enjoy this! I really enjoyed making it ☺️ I finished Mind Games and gave it a 4.5 stars - it was a great time to bake to and a classic cozy feeling Nora Roberts story ☺️💗
Here is the recipe for the Appalachian Apple Stack Cake 🥮

Ingredients
Filling:
6lbs of apples
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 lemon, sliced

Cake:
Six 8" round cake pans
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
5 large eggs, seperated
1 1/2 tsp apple pie spice
3 cups All Purpose Flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup apple butter

Apple cider glaze:
2 cups apple cider
4 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoon cinnamon
Dash of salt
2 cups powdered sugar

Caramel Topping:
1/2 cup butter
1 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream

Instructions
Filling:
-Core, peel, and dice apples
-Combine apples, lemon, and sugar in large pot and simmer for about 2 hrs - until the juice has thickened and the apples are soft
-discard the lemon slices
-cool completely and cover and chill until ready to use

Cakes:
-Preheat oven to 350°F
-grease pans with parchment paper and nonstick spray
-beat butter in stand mixer until creamy
-gradually add sugar until completely combined
-and egg yolks one at a time and beat until combined
-in a seperate bowl, combine flour, apple spie spice, and baking soda and whisk together well
-gradually add dry mixuture to the wet mixture
-once combined, set batter aside
-beat egg whites to stiff peaks
-fold the egg whites and apple butter into the batter
-divide batter evenly across the 6 pans
-bake for about 30-40 minutes rotating pans halfway through - they are done when you can stick a toothpick in the center and it comes out clean
-set cakes aside to cool completely

Apple Cider Glaze:
-bring the cider to a boil over medium heat -reduce to a simmer for 15 minutes or until reduced down to 1/4 cup of cider.
-Stir in the butter, cinnamon, and salt.
-Transfer to a small bowl and let cool
-Add the powdered sugar to the cider and whisk to combine.
https://www.bunsinmyoven.com/apple-cider-p... -recipe-container-27276

Caramel Topping:
-In a medium saucepan, melt the butter on medium heat.
-Add the brown sugar and heavy cream. Whisk constantly until dissolved
-Bring to a boil for 2 minutes.
Remove from the heat and let it cool for 10 minutes.
https://rosannapansino.com/blogs/recipes/c...

Cake Assembly
-let everything be cool before stacking
-start with a cake
-spread glaze over the cake
-spread the filling on next
-drizzle the caramel topping on the filling
-repeat until the last cake
-once at the top pour the rest of the glaze on the cake and spread over the entire cake and then do a very generous drizzle of caramel topping

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