Irish Apple Cake with Whiskey Hard Sauce
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with this authentic Irish Apple Cake! Hearty, moist, and full of sweet apples, served with a creamy whiskey hard sauce.
Servings: 10
Calories: 365kcal
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups cake flour
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teasppon ground nutmeg (a few scratches of freshly grated nutmeg)
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup buttermilk*
- 4 Stemilt Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar for garnish
Instructions
- Please visit Stemilt’s blog, The Stem, for more info and the full recipe with directions.
Notes
*If you don’t have buttermilk, you can substitute by stirring 1 1/2 tablespoons of lemon juice or white vinegar into 1 1/2 cups of regular milk. Allow the mixture to stand for 5 minutes, or until thickened and slightly curdled.
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Nutrition
Calories: 365kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 71mg | Sodium: 93mg | Potassium: 230mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 540IU | Vitamin C: 3.4mg | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 0.6mg