This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Custardy Apple and Kale Cake was one of those where I went “Ok, Dorie, sure…”. Kale and… apples? And… cheese? Hmmm… Not sure why I was so dubious about this one as I’ve made Dorie’s savoury cakes in the past and loved them – I guess it was the addition of apple that threw me a bit… Still, when you think about it, all these ingredients do go well together so I figured it couldn’t be *too* odd…
Not needing a giant savoury cake in the house, though I halved the recipe to make two smaller “cakes” in 4-inch springform pans (<<< affiliate link but I love mine!), figuring this would be a nice kind of “quiche-y” lunch dish. I also made a slight substitution here and I think it worked out for the better – Dorie calls for Parmesan cheese in this recipe which would have been just fine, however, I had a chunk of Brie in the fridge that was on its last legs so I chopped that into small pieces and used that instead (same weight). I mean, Brie and apples is a great match, right?
Ok, while this *did* look a bit “interesting” as Neil remarked, it was actually really good – a touch sweet and a touch savoury and those little pockets of Brie were *chef’s kiss*. We ate this as a post-run lunch and it was perfect – some eggs and cheese for protein, some fruit and veggies (kale)? What more could you ask for?
I *did* find myself wanting the apple to be potato though – more like a frittata – and may in fact end up making this again subbing small pieces of par-boiled potato for the apple for a more savoury flavour.
In any case – Dorie, you surprised me again! This one was delish!
Get the recipe for Custardy Apple and Kale Cake on p 224 of Baking with Dorie.
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We TOTALLY kept thinking the apple was potato hahaha but then it would taste sweet!! Messes with your mind 😂
Oh, that looks wonderful. Potato in there instead of apple also has my attention so I may try to make this again soon with that…and your brie idea is definitely happening next time as that all sounds delicious. I have 4″ springforms as well so that’s also a great idea as I made it in an 8″ size pan and it’s BIG. We shall see how it freezes as I cut half and then made 4 slices out of the other half to freeze. Yours really does look mouthwateringly delicious.
Your photo and description make it look and sound delicious. Wonder if it would be as good without the kale?
You barely tasted the kale in this as I had chopped it so fine!
This was so good! I was also a bit dubious, but I am glad I made it – loved it. Your minis are a great idea and I like the sound of brie in this cake.
love these lunch-sized portions, and the brie!
I agree Surprisingly delicious! The apple threw us also but we really enjoyed it. We ate it like a quiche too.