French Apple Cake

Name: French Apple Cake
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds, Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, cut into 8 wedges, and sliced 1/8 inch thick crosswise; 1 tablespoon, Calvados; 1 teaspoon, lemon juice; 1 cup (5 ounces) plus 2 tablespoons, all-purpose flour; 1 cup (7 ounces) plus 1 tablespoon, granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 1 , large egg plus 2 large yolks; 1 cup, vegetable oil; 1 cup, whole milk; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; , Confectioners' sugar

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By Andrew Janjigian

Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2012, America's Test Kitchen TV

Desserts or Baked Goods

This French classic is neither a cake, nor a custard, nor a clafouti. But with a bit of culinary magic, it could be all three.

SERVES8 to 10

TIME2¼ hours, plus 2 hours cooling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For our own version of this classic French dessert, we wanted the best of both worlds: a dessert with a custardy, apple-rich base beneath a light, cakelike topping. To ensure that the apple slices softened fully, we microwaved them briefly ...

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