It got cold, I don´t even know when, but you can still find a few apples in your garden. And you can make this traditional Slovak Upside Down Apple Poppy Seed Cake Bars with them. Who wouldn´t recognize it, I think it is a must-have in Slovak homes. In my place, when I was little and we had lots of apples, it always was whether an apple cake bars with kneaded dough or this upside down one. I guess everyone in Slovakia has its own tried and tested recipe, so I told myself that I would share mine, or rather our family´s. I added some poppy seed, which I usually don´t do, but it has been a while since I wanted to make an apple poppy seed combination. Of course, this combination is very tasty and it is a great match to this upside down cake. Tried and tested soft pound cake batter, grated apples which don´t need to be stewed, cinnamon, poppy seed and chocolate, and a traditional Slovak fall cake is here.
- Filling:
- 1 kg apples
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 3 tsp rum
- 60 g crystal sugar
- Cake:
- 6 eggs
- 360 g crystal sugar
- 14 tbsp warm water
- 100 ml oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 360 g all purpose flour
- 1 packet of baking powder (12 g)
- A pinch of salt
- 130 g poppy seed
- Chocolate:
- 200 g dark chocolate
- 2 tsp oil
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Peel apples and grate them into thin slices.
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Put grated apples in a baking pan covered with baking paper.
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Sprinkle apples with cinnamon, rum and crystal sugar.
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Cake:
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Separate egg whites from egg yolks.
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Beat egg yolks with sugar using a mixer.
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The mixer is still on, when gradually add tablespoons of water and later, also gradually, oil. Add vanilla extract.
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In the next bowl, using the mixer, beat egg whites with a pinch of salt until fluffy and until
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not liquid anymore.
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Gradually and alternatively fold flour mixed with baking powder and whipped egg whites into
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the egg yolk mixture.
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Divide batter into two halves and add poppy seed in one half, stir well.
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Pour poppy seed batter over apples.
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Pour regular batter over the poppy seed one, spread it over.
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Bake on 180 degrees for 25 – 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted will come out clean. It is important not to open an oven during first 20 minutes.
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Leave it to cool, then turn the cake upside down.
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Remove baking paper and pour chocolate over the cake.
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Melt chocolate in a water bath with oil. Pour it over apples.
- Baking pan - 30 x 43 cm
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