Bolzano Apple Cake Recipe
“Candied” Crab Apple, Hard Cider Ice Cream, and Caramel Mousse. Chef’s Notes: Part legend, part folk story, and part truth play into our thoughts for our apple dessert. With the abundance of amazing local apples this time of year, we’ve created a dish to celebrate them. Using a light, custardy batter to hold them together, we bake tart and crunch apples until just set. Served warm, we set this dessert off with a hard cider ice cream and a rich caramel mousse.
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Ingredients
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For the Bolzano Apple Cake
For the Hard Cider Ice Cream
For the Caramel Mousse
Method
For the Bolzano Apple Cake
- 1
Prepare the cake batter
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter, sugar, and eggs until well combined. Stir in the milk.
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Combine dry ingredients
In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture until just combined.
- 3
Fold in apples
Gently fold the chopped crab apples into the batter. Pour the mixture into a greased baking dish.
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Bake
Bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, or until the cake is set and lightly golden on top.
For the Hard Cider Ice Cream
- 5
Make the custard base
In a saucepan, combine hard cider, heavy cream, whole milk, and sugar. Heat over medium heat until the sugar dissolves.
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Cook the custard
Return the mixture to the saucepan and cook over low heat until thickened, about 5-7 minutes. Stir in vanilla extract and cool.
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Chill and churn
Chill the custard in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours. Churn in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions.
For the Caramel Mousse
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Prepare the cream
In a separate bowl, whip the heavy cream to soft peaks.
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Chill
Transfer the mousse to serving cups and chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before serving.
