Why Doesn't Everyone Make Apple Cake Like This

By Chef Billy Parisi · 90 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
2. For the cake, rub together the flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and cold butter in a large bowl with a pastry knife until the butter is the size of grains of rice.
3. Gently stir in the diced apples with a spoon until they are fully coated.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs, vanilla and milk, then mix into the flour and butter until combined. The mixture should be a thick dough.
5. Transfer to a greased 9-inch springform pan, sprinkle the remaining 3 tablespoons sugar evenly over the top, and bake at 375°F for 80 to 90 minutes, until golden brown on top and firm in the center.
6. Cool completely on a rack to room temperature before slicing.
7. For the custard, whisk the 4 egg yolks in a medium bowl and set aside.
8. Heat the 1 cup milk and ½ cup sugar in a medium pot over medium heat until just barely boiling.
9. Slowly pour the hot milk into the yolks while whisking constantly, then return everything to the pot over low heat and stir until very thick, like alfredo sauce.
10. Off the heat, whisk in the vanilla, then spoon a small amount over a cooled slice of cake.

Summarized from Chef Billy Parisi's video. Watch it for the details.

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