Warm Apple Butter Cake Recipe From Disney

Disney

I love making Disney recipes at home. It's fun to get a taste of the parks without having to travel. This sweet recipe for Warm Apple Butter Cake was originally served at Steakhouse 55 in Disneyland. 

Warm Apple Butter Cake - From the Disney Recipe Vault

Makes 15 individual cakes

Caramelized Apples

2 Granny Smith apples, peeled and cored

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 tablespoon sugar

Cut apples into thin slices. Melt butter in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat; add apples and sugar. Cook apples until golden and softened. Set aside to cool.

Bourbon Caramel Glaze

3/4 cup light brown sugar

1/2 cup unsalted butter 

1/2 tablespoon bourbon

1 cup heavy cream

Combine brown sugar and butter in a large saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Stir continuously until sugar dissolves.

Simmer over medium heat without stirring or touching pan until mixture is thick and dark amber in color, about 10 minutes. Remove pan from heat.

Carefully whisk in bourbon and heavy cream. Mixture will bubble vigorously and release very hot steam. Pour caramel into a bowl to cool; set aside. 

Apple Butter Cake

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1 3/4 cups sugar

8 eggs

2 egg yolks

1 cup butter, melted 

1 1/2 cups plus 1 teaspoon buttermilk

1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract

Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour fifteen 3/4-cup ramekins; set aside. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk together sugar, eggs, egg yolks, and melted butter in a separate large bowl until well combined. Combine buttermilk and almond extract in a small bowl; set aside.

Fold a third of flour mixture into egg mixture. Stir in half of buttermilk mixture. Fold in another third of flour mixture, then add remaining buttermilk mixture. Fold in remaining flour mixture. 

Ladle 1/2 cup cake batter into each prepared ramekin. Bake 20 to 22 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in the center of cakes comes out clean. 

To Serve:

Vanilla ice cream, for serving

Dried apple slices, for garnish

Cranberries, for garnish

While cakes are warm, carefully remove from ramekins onto a serving plate. Divide caramelized apples among tops of cakes. Spoon bourbon caramel glaze over top of apples and cake. Serve with vanilla ice cream and garnish with dried apple slices and cranberries, if desired.