3 cake sauteed apples Recipes

unsalted butter, thyme, tart apples, peeled, cored, and quartered, sugar , plus, sugar, vanilla bean , halved lengthwise, seeds scraped out, pod and seeds reserved, melted butter, eggs, separated, cinnamon, allspice, cake flour , plus, cake flour, whole milk, at room temperature, salt, sugar , for dusting, vanilla ice cream (optional) or creme fraiche (optional)

unsalted butter, melted, egg, lightly beaten, sugar, dark molasses (not blackstrap), water, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, ground ginger, cinnamon, unsalted butter, apples, peeled, cored, and sliced 1/4-inch thick, light brown sugar , packed