Photo: Apple-Bread Pudding Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus more for the pan
- 2 1/2cups chunky applesauce
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
- 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 large eggs, separated
- 1 1-pound loaf sliced whole-wheat or cinnamon-raisin bread, crusts removed
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 3/4 cup apricot preserves
Directions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter an 8-inch-square baking pan and line with foil, leaving a 2-inch overhang on all sides; butter the foil.
Mix the applesauce, raisins, lemon zest and cinnamon in a bowl; set aside. Whisk the melted butter, milk and egg yolks in a shallow dish.
Dip half of the bread slices in the egg mixture and layer in the prepared pan, trimming as needed. Spread the applesauce mixture over the bread. Dip the remaining bread slices in the egg mixture and layer on top. Bake until the egg mixture is set and the bread is golden, about 35 minutes.
Meanwhile, beat the egg whites and confectioners' sugar in a bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form. Spread the apricot preserves on top of the cake. Spread the egg-white mixture on top of the preserves, forming peaks with the back of a spoon. Return to the oven until the meringue is golden, 5 to 7 minutes.
Let the cake cool in the pan, about 1 hour. Lift out of the pan using the foil and slice into squares.
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By wrtsblc
San Diego, CA
on March 05, 2011
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I prepared this for a breakfast potluck and it received rave reviews. The sweet/tart mixture was just right. I switched the golden raisins for Craisins as that is what I had in the cupboard and I figured the raisins in the raisin bread would be plenty. I noticed the egg mixture was used up by the first six slices of bread I soaked. I opted to not prepare any additional egg mixture for the top six layers and there seemed to be no negative effect. To save time in the morning I prepared the dish the day before and then baked it the next morning.
By misbg2_12096858
dallas
on December 13, 2010
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I didn't really care for the flavors together. I thought it was a little tart but then the apricot was too sweet.
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