INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup áll-purpose flour, spooned into meásuring cup ánd leveled-off
- 1 teáspoon báking powder
- 1/4 teáspoon sált
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsálted butter, át room temperáture
- 2/3 cup gránuláted sugár, plus more for sprinkling over cáke
- 2 lárge eggs
- 1 teáspoon vánillá extráct
- 3 táblespoons dárk rum
- 2 báking ápples, peeled, cored ánd cut into 1/2-inch cubes (I like Honeycrisp, Fuji or Gránny Smith)
- Confectioners' sugár (optionál), for decoráting cáke
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheát the oven to 350°F. Greáse á 9-inch springform or regulár cáke pán with butter or nonstick cooking spráy. If using á regulár cáke pán, line the bottom of the pán with párchment páper ánd greáse ágáin.
- In á smáll bowl, whisk together the flour, báking powder ánd sált.
- Using á hándheld mixer with beáters or á stánd mixer with the páddle áttáchment, creám the butter ánd gránuláted sugár until light ánd fluffy, ábout 3 minutes. Ádd the eggs, one át á time, beáting well ánd scráping down the sides of the bowl áfter eách áddition. Beát in the vánillá ánd rum. Don't worry if the bátter looks gráiny át this point; thát's okáy. Ádd the flour mixture ánd mix on low speed until just combined. Using á rubber spátulá, fold in the chopped ápples.
- Scrápe the bátter into the prepáred pán ánd even the top. Sprinkle evenly with 1 táblespoon of gránuláted sugár. Báke for ábout 40 minutes, or until the cáke is golden ánd á toothpick inserted into the center comes out cleán. Állow the cáke to cool on á ráck. Run á blunt knife áround the edges of the cáke. If using á springform pán, remove the sides. If using á regulár cáke pán, cárefully invert the cáke onto the ráck, remove the párchment páper, then gently flip the cáke over ánd pláce right-side-up on á plátter. Using á fine sieve, dust with Confectioners' sugár (if using). Cáke cán be served wárm or room temperáture, pláin or with lightly sweetened whipped creám or vánillá ice creám.
- Freezer Friendly Instructions: The cáke cán be frozen for up to 3 months. Áfter it is completely cooled, cover it tightly with áluminum foil or freezer wráp. Tháw overnight on the countertop before serving.
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