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Sourdough Apple Pancake Layer Cake with Maple Cream Filling

A gorgeous layer cake with lucious maple whipped cream filling, and syrupy cinnamon apples. All layered between fluffy sourdough pancakes that have the perfect flavor balance of sweet and slighty sour, creating a rich and deep flavor.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

For the Pacakes

  • 2 cups fed sourdough starter
  • 1/4 cup coconut sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup melted coconut. oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

For the Cinnamon Apples

  • 4 large apples peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup coconut sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

For the Maple Cream Filling

  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 14 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions
 

Making the Pancakes

  • Start by mixing all your pancake ingredients together, expect the baking soda.
  • Once all ingredients but the baking soda are incorporated, sprinkle the baking soda over the batter making sure there are no clumps.
  • Mix in the baking soda and you should see your pancake batter bubble up.
  • On a preheated cast iron or heavy bottomed skillet over medium heat, melt some coconut oil or butter.
  • Once the oil is has heated a minute or two, spoon 1/2 cup of batter onto the pan.
  • Let it spread on it's own, and cook a few minutes until the edges begin to darken and the center of the pancake appears slightly cooked.
  • Flip the pancake and continue cooking on the other side.
  • Let your extra large pancake cool on a baking rack. You want your pancakes cool so they do not melt the whipped cream filling.
  • Continue cooking pancakes, 1/2 cup of batter at a time until the batter is gone.

Making the Cinnamon Apples

  • While you pancakes are cooking, add 4 tablespoons of butter to a skillet on medium heat. Once it is melted and hot, add your peeled and chopped apples to the pan.
  • Once your apples have become soft (3-5 minutes of cooking time), add your sugar and cinnamon and mix until coated.
  • Cook for a minute or so until the sugar becomes syrupy and turn off the heat. Remove from heat so they can cool.

Making the Maple Cream Filling

  • Add the cream, vanilla, and maple syrup in the bowl of stand mixing or mixing bowl.
  • Using an electric hand mixer or the stand mixer, beat the cream mixture on medium low speed for a few minutes.
  • Once the cream starts the thicken and won't easily splash over the edge of the bowl, turn your mixer up to high and beat until stiff peaks form.

Building the Layer Cake

  • To build your layer cake, place a pancake on a beautiful plate, platter, or cake stand. Start with a layer of cooked cinnamon apples, then add a layer of maple cream filling.
  • Next, add another pancake on top of the cream and continue this layering process until your cake is complete!