This family recipe was handed down by Zorka Boric who immigrated to New Zealand in 1941 and founded the Boric apple orchard in Kumeu, Auckland, with husband Frank.
Baba Zorka’s Croatian apple cake
This family recipe creates a traditional Croatian apple cake that's very simple to make. It's firm and high, cuts beautifully and keeps well. The texture is reminiscent of a European apple strudel
- 30 mins preparation
- 1 hr cooking
- Serves 12
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Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup olive oil or butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- finely grated zest 1 lemon
- 3 cup grated Granny Smith apples (about 6 large ones)
- 2 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/3 cup walnuts, roughly chopped
- 1 cup sultanas or sliced prunes
Topping
- 1 tablespoon sweet sherry, brandy or rum
- 1 tablespoon chopped walnuts
- 1 tablespoon raw sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 Golden Delicious apple (or Braeburn or Pink Lady)
- juice ½ lemon
Method
- 1Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and line the base and sides of a 23cm springform cake tin with baking paper.
- 2In a mixing bowl, beat eggs, oil, sugar and vanilla together until well combined. Add the lemon zest and grated apple and mix again.
- 3Sift in the dry ingredients with a pinch of salt and combine thoroughly. Mix through the walnuts and sultanas then pour into the lined cake tin.
- 4In a small bowl, add sherry, walnuts, sugar and cinnamon and stir to mix.
- 5Peel and core the apple, cut in half and then into thin slices. Place in a bowl, squeeze over lemon juice and toss apples to prevent them browning.
- 6Fan apples out on top of the cake and drizzle sherry mixture on top. Bake for 1 hour or until a small, sharp knife comes out clean when inserted into the centre (if not, bake for 10 more minutes then test again). Place a piece of baking paper over the top of the cake to speed up the final cooking time and prevent the cake from browning too much.
Notes
- Serves 12-16
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