Apple and Almond Cake

Ingredients

• 145 gButter
• 2 pcsEgg
• 230 gSugar
• 1 tspAlmond extract
• 230 gFlour
• 1.5 tspBaking powder
• 330 gApple
• 10 gPowdered sugar

Instructions

1. 1

   Prepare

   • Preheat the oven to 160 °C (Gas Mark 3).
   • Lightly grease a 23 cm springform tin with butter.
2. 2

   Make the batter

   • Gently melt the butter in a pan and pour into a large bowl.
   • Add the eggs, sugar and almond essence and stir well.
   • Fold in the self-raising flour and baking powder to form a stiff batter.
3. 3

   Assemble and bake

   • Spread just under two-thirds of the batter into the prepared tin.
   • Peel, core and slice the apples and arrange them on top of the batter.
   • Cover the apples with the remaining batter and bake for 75–90 minutes, until a skewer comes out clean.
4. 4

   Cool and serve

   • Allow the cake to cool slightly in the tin, then loosen sides and remove onto a plate. Cool completely.
   • Dust with sifted icing sugar and serve warm or cold, with cream if desired.