Blue-Ribbon Apple Cake

Name: Blue-Ribbon Apple Cake
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing cake pan; 1/2 cup packed (3½ ounces), light brown sugar; 1/8 teaspoon, table salt; 4 , Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch slices (about 5 cups); 1/2 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1 1/4 cups (6¼ ounces), all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup (5¼ ounces), granulated sugar; 1/2 teaspoon, baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon, baking soda; 1/2 cup, sour cream, divided; 1/4 teaspoon, table salt; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into chunks and softened; 1 , large egg plus 1 yolk

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2005

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We set out to create a rich cake loaded with apples, without resorting to a dessert equivalent of zucchini bread.

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For our Blue-Ribbon Apple Cake recipe, we sought a simple, easy-to-make cake in which the sweet-tart flavor of the apples was the star of the show. We found that the apples had to be cooked before baking to bring out the best of their flavo...

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