Vincent Boué’s Apple pound cake

Here's the recipe video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFuzBVyjkTA

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Prepping

1. Butter and flour the cake pan

2.  Keep in the freezer

7 inch Springform PanNon-stick 9-inch Springform Cake PanWilton Offset Spatula

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The Pound Cake

3. For the following steps: You may use either a wire whip, or a stand mixer, or an electric beater

4.  Let the Butter (¾ Cup or 188 g) soften at room temperature for 30 minutes

5. Beat the Butter (¾ Cup or 188 g), the Vanilla Sugar (2 Tablespoons or 20 g) and the Sugar (½ Cup or 120 g) together

KitchenAid 7-Quart Stand MixerHamilton Beach Stand MixerHand Mixer

6. Add in the Eggs (3), and mix

7. Sift the Flour (1 Cup or 140 g), the Almond Flour (½ Cup or 40 g) and the Baking Powder (2 teaspoons or 9 g) over the bowl

8. Mix

Sifter for BakingFlour SifterLarge Stainless Steel Fine Mesh Strainer

9. Peel and core the Apple (1), dice in small cubes

10. Add in and fold

11. Pour the Apple Syrup (1 tablespoon) and stir

Good Grips Y PeelerGood Grips Swivel Peeler

12. Transfer the batter onto the mold and spread

13. Peel and core 1 Apple, and cut in 8 quarters

14. Place the apple quarters on the batter

15. In the center, you may place an apple slice as well

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Baking

16. Bake in preheated oven at 340 °F / 170 °C for about 50 minutes

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Decoration

17. Unmold

18. Sift Snow Sugar around the cake : The recipe is HERE

19. Glaze the cooked apples with Neutral Glaze (to warm up slightly) : The recipes are HERE

20. For the center decorative piece, you can slice the Apple (1), and cook in half-sphere molds

21. Bake, then cool down, and place at the center of the cake