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n. A type of cake containing sliced apples.
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Apple cake is a popular dessert produced with the main ingredient of apples. Such a cake is made through the process of slicing this sweet fruit to add fragrance to a plain cake base. Traditional apple cakes go a step further by including various spices such as nutmeg or cinnamon, which give a unique flavour. Upon the addition of spices the batter can also be accompanied by crushed nuts, the most popular being walnuts and almonds.
Dorset apple cake, Devon apple cake and Somerset apple cake are traditional forms of this cake, respectively from Dorset, Devon and Somerset, England. They may include apple juices local to these counties as part of their recipes, but are not necessary.
Apples are also used in other cakes, including chocolate cake, where their water-retention can help a normally-dry cake to stay moist. In this case they may be either dried or fresh.
Usage examples of "apple cake".
Lezander came down and asked Dad and me if we would like some tea and apple cake, and we went upstairs with her.
Down in the orchard Tarquin sat stuffing dewberry and sugared apple cake, strumming his harolina mournfully.
Blooey was ecstatic with the arrival of two jugs of maple syrup and a bushel of apples, immediately declaring his intention to bake a squash-apple cake with the new ingredients.
Gratefully, Colt and Kathryn took the hot coffee she offered together with the delicious apple cake.
Mama Ida had just baked a cinnamon apple cake, the warm air still saturated with sugar and spice.
Lifting the linen cover from the basket she took out a slice of apple cake and handed it to Braefar.