Rustic French Apple and Chocolate Cake
This rustic apple and chocolate cake is tender, moist, and speckled with juicy apple bites and melty pools of dark chocolate throughout. A hint of tang from buttermilk and Greek yogurt gives it an old-world charm, while the golden top—crowned with sliced apples—makes it as beautiful as it is delicious.
Ingredients
- 5 small apples
peeled and cored, mostly diced but slice a couple for the top
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter room temp
- 1 cup buttermilk room temp
- 2 eggs room temp
- 1 teaspoon vanilla paste or extract
- 1 chocolate bar roughly chopped, save some to top cake with
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt room temp
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F. In one bowl, mix the dry ingredients. Use a pastry cutter or fork to cut in room temperature butter until it forms pea-sized pieces.
- In another bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients until the eggs are fully incorporated.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix with a spoon until no dry bits remain.
- Gently fold in diced apples and chopped chocolate.
- Grease an 8-inch pan and line with parchment paper, then pour in the batter.
- Arrange apple slices and remaining chocolate on top.
- Bake for 40-50 minutes until a tester comes out clean.
Notes
If the top is browning too much, you can cover it with foil.