I am really enjoying this wonderful Fall weather we are having here in Virginia Beach. It’s raining, as I am typing up this blog post and I love the sound of rain drumming on the roof. What goes perfectly with a day like this? Danish Æblekage (Apple Cake) of course. And this cake is a perfectly wonderful, super delicious cake. It’s easy to make and it will fill your house with the aroma of baking apples and cinnamon. Bring on the season 🙂

Add apples, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar, pour batter, add more apples, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and bake.
I had to do a few minor adjustments to this cake. The original recipe called for a 28 cm (11 inch) spring-form pan which I did not have, so I used my 23 cm (9 inch) pan instead. The cake piled up nice and high but I had to adjust the baking time to make sure it was baked through. I also placed a piece of foil loosely over the cake the last 10 minutes of baking to prevent it from browning any further. It turned out fabulous.
Æblekage – Apple Cake
Ingredients:
250 gram butter (8.8 ounces), room temperature
250 gram sugar (8.8 ounces)
4 large eggs, room temperature
250 gram flour (8.8 ounces)
1 teaspoon baking powder
4 teaspoons vanilla sugar
6 large red apples
5 tablespoons sugar
3 teaspoon cinnamon
Directions:
Line a 9 inch (23 centimeter) spring-form pan with parchment paper and set aside.
Peel and core apples, cut into quarters and then slices, set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
In a large bowl beat butter and sugar until thick and smooth. Add eggs one at the time, beating well after each addition. Add baking powder and vanilla sugar to flour. With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture to wet ingredients and mix only until combined.
Stir together the 5 tablespoons of sugar with the cinnamon, set aside. Line bottom of baking pan with 1/2 of the apples, sprinkle with 1/2 of the sugar/cinnamon mixture. Pour batter over apples and smooth batter to edges of pan. Add remaining apples on top on the batter. Sprinkle remaining sugar/cinnamon mixture on top of apples.
Bake cake for 1 hour and 25 minutes or until set in the center. I placed a piece of tinfoil loosely over top surface of cake for the last 10 minutes to prevent further browning. Let cake cool completely on a baking rack. Serve with a dollop with whipped cream or ice cream. Enjoy!
Source: adapted from Beretninger fra et autentisk landbrug
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I had an æblekage from Lagkagehuset last week and thought it was fantastic – I can’t imagine how great a homemade one must be! This looks delicious 🙂
Rachel, it was really really good 😀 Merry Christmas!
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Min eks-svigermor laver tit æblekage, men hendes er ikke bagt.
Hvordan laver hun den?
Hun laver en æblekage, der ligner denne:
http://www.dk-kogebogen.dk/opskrift2/visopskrift.php?id=14321
Oh right, it’s a litte confusing both kinds of dessert are called Æblekage and that one is delicious as well. Here is my version of it.
https://mydanishkitchen.com/2011/04/04/aeblekage-med-makroner-apple-cake-with-macaroons/
I definitely prefer the baked version to the “trifle” version.
Me too 🙂
I think I’d like the unbaked better if it were sweeter.
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Grazie mille 🙂
Ahhh, how beautiful! When I studied abroad in Denmark last spring, my host mother made a very similar cake. Your post reminded me of it, along with all of the delicious aromas that filled the apartment when she baked it, tak!
Velbekom!
This cake looks absolutely scrumptious!!! I love apple cake!
It was really delicious 🙂
This is absolutely beautiful! Like an Apple Rose. 🙂 My Danish Grandma used to make apple cake regularly and I loved it with a big dollop of cream. 🙂
Thank you, it will not be the last time I bake this cake 😀