Saturday, December 5, 2009

Thanksgiving - Caramelized Apple-Pecan Cake



 This recipe was featured in the New York Times the week before Thanksgiving.  I was struggling with what to make for dessert and it appealed because of the flavors, as well as the potential to make it ahead.

However, I actually ended up make it the day of Thanksgiving.  It was mostly easy.  You lay a base of pecans and apples:



....that you top with caramelized sugar, followed by a batter.

The toughest part for me was the caramelized sugar part.  The recipe says: "Cook over medium-high heat, without stirring, until mixture turns amber".  I feel amber is a subjective color, and there was no time guidance.  I erred on the side of caution and didn't cook it long enough as it was more syrupy than caramelly.  I was worried about burning it, but should have let it cook a couple of minutes longer.  It was still a tasty dessert, but I think it would have been even better with more caramel flavor.

This is what it looked like out of the oven, before it was inverted:



-- Kate

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