Hot Cheese Cake With Apples and Pecans

Hot Cheese Cake With Apples and Pecans

Materials: 

base apple pie and pecan

120 g pecans

120 grams of butter

50 g white sugar

50 g light brown sugar Demerara

1 large egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

125 grams of flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Pinch of salt

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 large apple

Cheese cake: 

800 g cream cheese (3.5 cups)

200 g sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

3 large eggs

2 tablespoons flour

Apple flowers:

Two very large apple

25 grams of butter

60 g sugar

1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

Honey Butter Sauce:

60 g light brown sugar

2 tablespoons honey beautiful

40 grams of butter

3 tablespoons heavy cream

For the topping:

A handful of sliced ​​almonds (or whole pecans)

Tools:

Template 22 ring falling apart, lined with baking paper

Preparation:

Base of apple pie and pecan:

Chop the pecans very coarsely with a sharp knife (I chopped all the pecan pieces about 3 large)

And toast for a few minutes on a hot pan without oil until starting to brown and spread a pleasant fragrance.

Spread the pecans on a baking sheet bottom layer straight.

Preheat oven to medium - low 160 degrees.

In a large bowl, melt the butter in the microwave.

Add the two types of sugar, stir and let cool slightly.

Beat in the egg and vanilla extract and mix.

Add in flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and mix just until

Blended.

Peel the apple and cut it into small pieces and stir into the cake mixture.

Transfer the batter base filled with pecans palms and gently sliding layer level.

Cheese cake:

Processors at low speed electric mixer the cream cheese,

Along with the sugar and vanilla extract to the mixture is smooth. 

, add the eggs, one at a time, processing well after each addition batter is smooth.

Add the flour and stir lightly.

Pour the cheese mixture over the layer of apple pie,

And transfer the cake to bake for 70 minutes,

This cake is firm outer side but still soft and vibrant center.

Cool well in the oven, and transfer to cool night.

Apple flowers:

The next day, prepare the apple flower decoration.

Wash the apples, and slice very thinly without peeling -

As deployed them thinner, so it's easier to design the flowers.

(For those who mandolin what is good, and those who do not, like me - roll up their sleeves and go for it.)

Cross the apple slices in half, lengthwise.

Melt the butter in a large pan, sprinkle with the sugar, add the lemon juice 

and add the apple slices.

Let the mixture simmer for about 20 minutes while stirring occasionally until the slices are well Mtkramelot

(Most of the time the apples just soften them in a pan,

Only toward the end of cooking sugar begins Lhtkramel and get a nice brown color - so be patient).

Remove from heat and cool slightly until apples not too hot to touch.

First apple slice roll into itself for small spiral, 

with the same shell facing up. Take a second slice and curled around the center of the flower. 

Finally Wrap on a third, also flower, it is also more. 

repeated the action with the rest of the flowers and pass cooling for now.

Honey Butter Sauce:

Pour a light brown sugar, honey, butter and cream. 

put all the ingredients to melt one into the other, stir and bring to a boil. 

give to bubble for a few minutes so that mixture thickens and gets the color of a light buttery caramel.

Cool completely. You can prepare the sauce in advance, and warm slightly for use.

Assembly:

Pour a few spoonfuls of sauce thick over the cake and spread evenly.

Arrange around the cake frame of sliced ​​almonds, and place inside a circle of apple blossoms.

Very important - while serving to heat the pie slices.

Serve with a little honey and butter sauce is heated.