Cosmic Crisp® Thousand Layer Ginger Apple Cake

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Recipe by Lauren Kott, honorable mention in the 2024 Cosmic Crisp® Culinary Challenge in the Baking category.

Ingredients

Caramel
  • 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
  • 7.5 x 3.5 in. loaf pan
Apple cake
  • 4 lbs Cosmic Crisp® apples
  • ½ cup (100g) granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp powdered ginger
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1.5 tbs cornstarch
Crème Anglaise
  • 1 cup (240g) half & half
  • ¼ cup (50g) granulated sugar
  • 3 egg yolks
  • Vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 tsp corn starch

Directions

Caramel

  1. Pour half of the caramel sugar into a medium stainless steel pan and start to cook over medium/low heat.
  2. Once sugar starts to melt sprinkle the rest of the sugar over the pan.
  3. Gently swirl the pan and push sugar around until completely melted and medium dark color. If sugar is starting to get too dark in some spots turn the heat down and gently push the sugar around with a spatula.
  4. Once sugar is completely melted carefully pour caramel into the loaf pan. 5. Rotate the pan around until the caramel evenly coats the bottom and sides. The pan will get VERY hot so use gloves for this step.

Apple Cake

  1. Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. In a bowl mix ½ cup sugar 1.5 tbs cornstarch salt and powdered ginger.
  3. Peel apples.
  4. Using a mandolin slice apples on the thinnest setting and place in a pile to the side.
  5. Line the pan with apple slices. Assure to bend the apples up the sides and in the corners. Sprinkle a thin layer of sugar mixture over the first layer.
  6. Continue to layer apples on bottom and sides sprinkling sugar mixture after each complete layer.
  7. Halfway through press down on apples to remove any space or air.
  8. Repeat after final layer is placed.
  9. Cover pan with tinfoil place into a baking sheet and bake for 1.5 hours.
  10. While still hot run a knife along the edges and flip onto the serving dish.
  11. Serve warm cold or room temperature. Decorate with Cosmic Crisp roses and serve with crème anglaise.

Crème Anglaise

  1. Heat half & half and sugar in saucepan until barely steaming. Do not let it boil!
  2. Mix egg yolks cornstarch vanilla and salt in a medium bowl.
  3. Slowly pour warm milk into egg yolk mixture while constantly whisking. This is tempering the eggs to assure they do not curdle.
  4. Pour mix back into the saucepan and slowly heat while whisking.
  5. Heat until 170° F or until it coats the back of a spoon.
  6. Pour into a clean bowl and cool on the counter.
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Ingredients

Caramel
  • 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
  • 7.5 x 3.5 in. loaf pan
Apple cake
  • 4 lbs Cosmic Crisp® apples
  • ½ cup (100g) granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp powdered ginger
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1.5 tbs cornstarch
Crème Anglaise
  • 1 cup (240g) half & half
  • ¼ cup (50g) granulated sugar
  • 3 egg yolks
  • Vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 tsp corn starch
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