Apple Cake "Tatin"

Show: Barefoot ContessaEpisode: Housewarming Party

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (147)

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Cook Time:
40 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
6 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 40 min
Total:: 55 min

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Ingredients

6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus extra for greasing the dish
1 1/4 Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced into 12 pieces
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar, divided
2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
1/3 cup sour cream
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
Confectioners' sugar

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Generously butter a 9-inch glass pie dish and arrange the apples in the dish, cut side down.

Combine 1 cup of the granulated sugar and 1/3 cup water in a small saucepan and cook over high heat until it turns a warm amber color, about 360 degrees F on a candy thermometer. Swirl the pan but don't stir. Pour evenly over the apple slices.

Meanwhile, cream the 6 tablespoons of butter and the remaining 3/4 cup of granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, until light and fluffy. Lower the speed and beat in the eggs 1 at a time. Add the sour cream, zest, and vanilla and mix until combined. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt and, with the mixer on low speed, add it to the butter mixture. Mix only until combined.

Pour the cake batter evenly over the apple slices and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes, then invert the cake onto a flat plate. If an apple slice sticks, ease it out and replace it in the design on top of the cake. Serve warm or at room temperature, dusted with confectioners' sugar.

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recipe Apple Cake "Tatin"
Michael Colchester, VT 11-14-2009
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Comes out perfect every time
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is the best apple cake recipe EVER. Caramel and sour cream make for the perfect amount of moisture and tenderness. I... add a pinch of cinnamon to the dry ingredients to make it the ultimate fall cake. Ready to eat in under an hour!Read more
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Jennifer Richmond, CA 09-08-2009
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Simply delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Made this once as per recipe, and it came out perfectly. Just delicious, we loved it, friends loved it - simply... yummy. Made it a second time but burnt the caramel...had to omit, but continued with the the recipe anyway...I simply poured batter over bare apples and the cake still came out absolutely delicious! This will forever be one of my favorite coffee cakes. Breakfast cakes. Snack cakes. Party cakes. It is just so good!!!!!!!!!! Can't wait to try it with other fruit!Read more
recipe Apple Cake "Tatin"
Diana Pearland, TX 08-15-2009
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Very good - great taste!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This cake is very good! I could not find my candy thermometer, so I was somewhat concerned, especially reading some of these... reviews about the caramel. I just watched it, and when it became an amber color, I took it off the heat. I occasionally swirled it in the pan as Ina suggests - did not stir it. It worked great. Taking the cake out of the pan was a little challenging, and I lost a few apples, but I put them back on the cake, and it was just fine. Excellent taste - my 4-year old loved it, too. Always love Ina's recipes - have all of her cookbooks and tape her shows. Read more
recipe Apple Cake "Tatin"
Sam Springfield, OH 08-11-2009
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Gone in a flash!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe was FANTASTIC! I am an avid baker, love trying new things and am a Ina recipe fanatic. Once again she did not... let me down. This was my first time making caramel and like many others before me, I burned it the first time. Undaunted, I tried again and got it perfect. The cake is delicious and the lemon zest really compliments the apples. I really want to try someone's suggestion of using a tablespoon of brown sugar in the caramel. I bake things for my co-workers all the time and this went the fastest by far. Thank you SO much Ina!Read more
recipe Apple Cake "Tatin"
Melissa Acworth, GA 08-06-2009
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Holy Cow.. this is awesome!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this as an alternative to chocolate brownies.. and this got devoured. I did just as the recipe said.. but you can't... take your eyes off of the caramel. I let it get to just golden.. and then took it off of the heat. Had no problem with it being too hard. It was a little bit soggy in the center, but I'm not complaining. I think it had more to do with the kind of apples I used rather than anything to do about the recipe. It tasted great.. it looked awesome.. and EVERYONE in my very picky family loved it. I served it with some cinnamon whipped cream.. perfect!Read more
recipe Apple Cake "Tatin"
Ann Washington, MI 08-03-2009
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Good if I didn't goof!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This is a wonderful recipe. However, I managed to overcook the carmel. Don't take your eyes off. I will try it again. It... was easy and very pretty. I ruined it with not keeping a closer eye on the sugar and water. My fault.Read more