As soon as September begins this is my go-to dessert. I love to serve it for family gatherings and
holidays. The perfect Fall dessert that can be made ahead of time and frozen. Easy and delicious
and looks like you purchased it at a French pastry shop!!
Crust Topping
1/2 cup butter 3 apples
1 cup flour juice from one lemon
1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 tablespoons sugar
pinch salt 1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
apple jelly
Apple Mixture
3 to 4 cups peeled sliced or shredded apples (approx. 8 apples)
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons flour
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Combine ingredients for crust in food processor and press into 9-inch spring-form pan.
Bake crust for 15 minutes or until it starts to brown.
Meanwhile peel and shred apples by hand or with a food processor.
Combine apples, sugar, cinnamon, and flour.
Spread evenly over crust.
Cut remaining apples into consistent slices.
Mix lemon juice, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon and dip apple slices into mixture. Arrange on top
of cake in fan-like or other decorative pattern.
Bake approximately 1 hour.
Cool and remove from pan for immediate use, or freeze in pan and remove while frozen to
help get cake out easily.
Melt apple jelly and paint on top of cake for a finishing touch.
Place in fridge for at least 30 minutes to allow apple jelly to set.
Easy! Done! Enjoy!
Plan-it Vicki is the brainchild of Vicki Ross, an experienced Event Planner located in Avon, a suburb of Hartford, Connecticut. Vicki has created wonderful celebrations all over Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts. She and her staff provide services for small, intimate dinner parties as well as weddings, and bar and bat mitzvahs.
For help with your next event contact Plan-it Vicki
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- pinch salt
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- apple jelly
- 3 to 4 cups peeled sliced or shredded apples (approx. 8 apples)
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 3 apples
- juice from one lemon
- 1 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine ingredients for crust in food processor and press into 9 inch spring-form pan. Bake crust for 15 minutes or until it starts to brown. Meanwhile peel and shred apples by hand or with a food processor. Combine apples, sugar, cinnamon, and flour. Spread evenly over crust. Cut remaining apples into consistent slices. Mix lemon juice, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon and dip apple slices into mixture. Arrange on top of cake in fan-like or other decorative pattern. Bake approximately 1 hour. Cool and remove from pan for immediate use, or freeze in pan and remove while frozen to help get cake out easily. Melt apple jelly and paint on top of cake for a finishing touch. Place in fridge for at least 30 minutes to allow apple jelly to set.
