Cheat’s Danish Apple Cake (Gammeldags Æblekage)
Cheat’s Danish Apple Cake (Gammeldags Æblekage) – this traditional Danish dessert consists of layers of sweetened stewed apple with vanilla and oat cookie crumbs which are topped with a layer of whipped cream and a grating of dark chocolate.
Servings 6
Equipment
- 1 set of Digital scales
- 1 Set of measuring spoons
- 1 Rolling Pin
- 2 Bowls medium sized
- 1 Paring knife
- 1 Vegetable peeler
- 1 Chopping Board
- 1 Measuring jug
- 1 Dessert spoon
- 1 Whisk manual or electric
- 1 Saucepan with lid medium sized
- 6 Glass dessert dishes or large glass bowl
Ingredients
- 500 g Bramley apples
- 500 g dessert apples
- 3 tbsp granulated sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla sugar
- 200 g oat cookies eg Hobnobs
- 300 ml whipping cream
- 15 g grated dark chocolate
Instructions
- Peel, quarter, core and finely slice apples dropping them into a pan filled with water as you prepare (to prevent browning).
- Drain the apples and add 1 tablespoon water, 3 tablespoons granulated sugar and, 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar to the pan.
- Bring pan to a simmer and stew apples gently under a lid until tender (about 10 - 15 minutes).
- Transfer stewed apples to a bowl and allow to cool.
- Whip the cream in a bowl until softly stiff, then refrigerate.
- Put the oat cookies in a bowl and crush with the back of a rolling pin until you have irregular crumbs. (Using a food processor just turns them into too fine a crumb).
- Spoon a layer of cooled stewed apple into 6 serving glasses/goblets or one large bowl followed by a layer of crushed cookies, then repeat and top with a layer of whipped cream and grated chocolate.
- Serve straight away or chill in the fridge until serving.
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Notes
- Instead of oat cookies, you can also use Amarettini biscuits, granola, or another biscuit of your choice! Ginger biscuits would be fab to ring the changes. For ease, you can prepare all the elements of this dessert the day before you need it and just put it together at the last minute before serving!
- To grate the chocolate I find a potato peeler does the best job!
- If you can't get hold of Bramley apples (cooking apples) then just use all dessert apples and add a little less sugar.
- You can easily make this dessert gluten-free by using gluten-free oat cookies which are available in supermarkets.