Tea-Apple Compote Cake

Name: Tea-Apple Compote Cake
Ingredients: For the tea-apple compote; 2 Cinnamon apple spice herbal tea bags; 2 Rooibos earl grey herbal tea bags; 1/4 cup honey (preferably orange blossom); Pinch of salt; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise and seeds scraped out; 3 wide strips orange peel; 1/2 cup cognac or brandy; 4 firm large Granny Smith apples, peeled and cut into 12 wedges; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; For cake batter; 1 cup flour +2 tablespoons corn or potato starch; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 2 extra large eggs at room temperature; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/4 cup sour cream or plain yogurt; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 teaspoons orange zest; 1/2 cup canola oil; About 1 tablespoon Turbinado sugar

22 ingredients

1 steps

Ingredients

For the tea-apple compote
2 Cinnamon apple spice herbal tea bags
2 Rooibos earl grey herbal tea bags
1/4 cup honey (preferably orange blossom)
Pinch of salt
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise and seeds scraped out
3 wide strips orange peel
1/2 cup cognac or brandy
4 firm large Granny Smith apples, peeled and cut into 12 wedges
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
For cake batter
1 cup flour +2 tablespoons corn or potato starch
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 extra large eggs at room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup sour cream or plain yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoons orange zest
1/2 cup canola oil
About 1 tablespoon Turbinado sugar

Directions

1

["Steep all 4 tea bags in 1 cup boiling water, 20 minutes. Squeeze out and discard the tea bags. Pour the tea to a saucepan. Add the honey, salt, vanilla seeds and pod, orange peel and cognac and cook over medium heat until syrupy, 10 to 15 minutes.", "Add the apples and butter; reduce the heat to low; simmer uncovered about 15 minutes or until most of the liquid is evaporated. Transfer to a bowl and let cool slightly.", "Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a 10\" glass baking dish.""