Irish Apple Cake With Toffee Sauce Recipe

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Irish Apple Cake With Toffee Sauce
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  1. For the Roasted Apples, preheat oven to 375 and butter a large casserole dish. Cut the apple quarters into 2 - 3 wedges each and place them in the dish. Sprinkle with the lemon juice and sugar and dot with butter. Bake, turning frequently 15 - 20 minutes or until apples are tender when pierced with a fork. Remove from oven, drain juices off and cool. Keep oven on to maintain temperature.
  2. For the Cake, butter a springform pan (9 - 10 ) and sprinkle the bottom with almonds.
  3. In a separate bowl, sift flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  4. In another bowl, cream butter & sugar until light & fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and beat until smooth.
  5. With a wooden spoon, fold in dry ingredients, vanilla, sour cream (or creme fraiche - see below) and cider.
  6. To arrange the Cake, starting in the centre, decoratively arrange half the apples in prepared pan. Roughly chop remaning apples and stir into cake batter. Pour batter into pan and bake 70 - 80 minutes until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove cake and let cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Release sides of pan, invert to a cake plate and remove the base.
  7. Toffee Sauce; In a medium saucepan bring water and sugar to a boil. stir in lemon juice. Cook 10 - 15 minutes or until it starts turning a light caramel colour. Remove from heat and slowly whisk in the cream.
  8. To Serve, cut cake into slices and drizzle with the toffee sauce.
  9. NOTE: To make Creme Fraiche in advance of this recipe, combine 1 cup heavy whipping cream with 1 Tbsp buttermilk in a glass jar. Stir to blend, cover and let stand at room temperature for 12 - 24 hours or until thickened.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1558.43 Kcal (6525 kJ)
Calories from fat 255.13 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 28.35g 44%
Cholesterol 108.77mg 36%
Sodium 673.34mg 28%
Potassium 167.61mg 4%
Total Carbs 55.42g 18%
Sugars 147.58g 590%
Dietary Fiber 3.7g 15%
Protein 7.25g 14%
Vitamin C 7mg 12%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 6%
Iron 2.1mg 12%
Calcium 125.9mg 13%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 73.92 Kcal (309 kJ)
Calories from fat 12.1 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.34g 44%
Cholesterol 5.16mg 36%
Sodium 31.94mg 28%
Potassium 7.95mg 4%
Total Carbs 2.63g 18%
Sugars 7g 590%
Dietary Fiber 0.18g 15%
Protein 0.34g 14%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 12%
Iron 0.1mg 12%
Calcium 6mg 13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 32.8
    Points
  • 14
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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