Apple cake in Charlotte?

December 5, 2024 4:56 PM

Does anyone have a recommendation for a great Jewish apple cake in Charlotte, NC? A friend is retiring and their local office is looking for her favorite!
posted by Pax to Food & Drink (6 answers total)

Best answer: (Former Charlottean and frequent bakery patron) I don't recall seeing apple cake anywhere, and checked the websites of my favorite places and didn't see it on any of their menus. Maybe Goldbelly?
posted by Sweetie Darling at 5:30 PM on December 5, 2024

Response by poster: Sweetie Darling - thank you, I take that as confirmation of what I'm finding!
posted by Pax at 5:41 PM on December 5, 2024 [1 favorite]

It's so easy to make I wonder if you could get a local cottage-industry baker to whip one up? I'm guessing homemade is not a possibility for some reason.
posted by 8603 at 6:42 AM on December 6, 2024 [1 favorite]

Best answer: For what it's worth I can't find this in Atlanta, which is both bigger and more Jewish than Charlotte.
posted by madcaptenor at 7:04 AM on December 6, 2024

I'm not an accomplished baker at all but I've made this before. It's really not difficult! If there's a baker in the office they could knock one out with very little trouble.
posted by potrzebie at 8:48 AM on December 6, 2024 [1 favorite]

There's a Jewish deli/bakery called Joan's that may be able to assist. Apple cake isn't on their main menu, but I've seen a few things that suggest they make other items.
posted by jenny76 at 9:27 AM on December 6, 2024