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Bulgarian Famous Apple Cake

A baked apple cake with thin apple slices, butter, eggs, flour, sugar, dry milk, baking powder, vanilla, cinnamon, served chilled with optional whipped cream.

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Why it works: Vanilla and cinnamon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,287 recipes. Both carry 4-methoxybenzaldehyde, which smells sweet, anise. The science ↓

Bulgarian Famous Apple Cake

Ovenmedium

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Peel and cut the apple into very thin slices.

  2. Turn the oven on to medium and put the pan in with the butter in it.

  3. When the butter is melted, take the pan out.

Make and bake the cake

  1. In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar until they rise.

  2. Add the melted butter, the flour, the dry milk, the milk, the baking powder, the vanilla and the cinnamon and beat at a low speed until well mixed.

  3. Make one layer of apple slices in the pan and pour the cake mixture over them.

  4. Bake until golden.

Cool and serve

  1. Let it cool completely before you invert the cake on a large plate.

  2. Serve chilled with whipped cream on top if desired.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

997Calories
28 gProtein
32 gFat
148 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Apple1 medium (182g)95
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Vanilla + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,287 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  2. Apple + cinnamontop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,598 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  3. Milk + vanillatop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,187 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  4. Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  5. Apple + vanillatop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,501 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Eggs
Whipped with sugar, they trap air and give the cake its light, risen structure.
Flour
Provides the starch that sets during baking to give the cake its body.
Baking powder
Releases gas during baking, helping the cake rise and stay airy.
Butter
Adds fat for a tender crumb and rich flavour.
Apple
Adds moisture and fruity flavour, and its slices bake into the cake's top layer.
Sugar
Sweetens the cake and helps the eggs whip to a stable foam.

The step that matters

Beating the eggs with the sugar until they rise. Whipping eggs with sugar traps air in the foam. If they are under-whipped, the batter will be dense and the cake will not rise well in the oven.

Swap the apple

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, egg, flour, sugar, milk, vanilla, cinnamon):

  1. Raisinfits better
  2. Figfits better
  3. Blueberryfits better
  4. Applethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, egg, flour, sugar, milk, vanilla, cinnamon. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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