Time P1DT1h50m Yield 12 Number Of Ingredients 16 Steps:
Place all the raisins in a small bowl with the rum and let sit overnight or at least 4 hours. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time; mix in applesauce. In another bowl, stir together the flours, cornstarch, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and cocoa. Gradually add flour into the batter, mixing until fully incorporated. Stir in the raisins, along with any rum that was not absorbed, and the walnuts. Turn batter into the prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven until a tester inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool on wire rack.
Time 1h50m Yield 6-8 serving(s) Number Of Ingredients 16 Steps:
Place the currants in a small bowl and pour the rum over them. Allow to soak for at least 20 minutes. Peel, core and cut the apples into 1/4 inch thick slices. At this point, pre-heat the oven to 350 F and start making the pastry. Combine the flour and butter in a large bowl and, working quickly, use your fingertips to rub the flour and fat together until they look like flakes of coarse meal. With a large spoon, beat in the egg yolks, one at a time, then beat in the sugar and lemon peel. Use your fingers to pat the pastry evenly into the bottom and sides of an 8-inch springform pan, 2 inches high. Now fill the pastry shell. Start by stirring the breadcrumbs and 2 tablespoons melted butter from the filling list of ingredients together in a small bowl. Sprinkle the mixture over the dough in the pan and spread the apples over it. Drain the currants and set the rum aside. Scatter the currants over the apples. Bake in the middle of the oven for 10 minutes. During this first stage of baking, beat the eggs and yolks for the custard along with the 1/3 cup sugar together until they are thick and lemon coloured. Beat in the rum and cream and pour half of this evenly over the apples in the parly baked cake. Bake the tart for 20 more minutes oruntil the custard is set, then pour in the rest of the custard and bake for 30 minutes longer. Combine the 2 tablespoons sugar and melted butter and sprinkle over the top of the tart. Bake in the top third of the oven for 15-20 minutes or until the top of the tart browns lightly. Remove the pan from the oven and let the tart cool completely before removing from the springform. Slide onto a cake plate and serve.
Yield 8 serving(s) Number Of Ingredients 16 Steps:
CRUST: To make crust, mix flour, sugar, and lemon rind. Cut in butter or margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add egg yolk and 1 T of milk; mix gently to form a dough. Pat into bottom of a 10-inch Springform pan that has sides only greased. Press dough up sides of pan for 1 inch. FILLING: Toss together bread crumbs and melted butter. Spread evenly over pastry crust. Toss apple slices, lemon juice, and 1/4 c of sugar. Spread apples over crumbs. Drain raisins, reserving rum, and sprinkle raisins over apples. Bake in a preheated 350 degree F. oven for 15 minutes. Beat eggs and sugar until thick and lemon-colored. Stir in milk and reserved rum. Pour custard over apples and bake for 45 to 60 minutes at 350 degrees F. until custard is set. Cool completely before serving. Do NOT remove springform pan until cool.
Time 50m Yield 9 servings (2 cups sauce). Number Of Ingredients 18 Steps:
In a large bowl, combine the apples and sugar. Let stand for 30 minutes. , Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, oil and almond extract. Add to apple mixture and toss to coat. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; stir into apple mixture just until moistened. Stir in pecans. , Transfer to a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Bake 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. , For sauce, in a small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in the sugar, flour and salt until smooth. Gradually add water. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in extracts. Serve with warm cake.
