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Dutch Apple Cake
Dutch Apple Cake
Ingredients
- 225g Unsalted Butter
- 225g Caster Sugar
- 4 Eggs (large)
- 100g Self-Raising Flour
- 2 Lemons
- 225g Ground Almonds
- handful Toffees
- tablespoon Milk
Directions
1. | Preheat oven to Gas mark 4 / 180°c / 350°f |
2. | Beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy |
3. | Beat the eggs in one at a time, adding one quarter of the flour with each addition |
4. | Add the ground almonds and the finely grated zest from the lemons, plus the juice from one |
5. | Gently fold in with a metal spoon trying not to beat the air out of the mixture |
6. | Place the batter into a large square pan and level with a spatula |
7. | Cut the apples into quarters and remove the cores. Cut each quarter into 4 or 5 thin slices |
8. | Arrange the apple slices in three neat rows across the top of the cake. |
9. | Bake the cake for 30 minutes before checking it is not getting too brown. If it is, cover loosely with foil, and bake for another 10 minutes |
10. | Allow the cake to cool completely in the pan then place on a serving plate |
11. | Melt the toffees with the milk then use a spoon to drizzle over the top of the cooked and cooled cake. |
Note
This cake is great for afternoon tea with a cuppa, or as a dessert with cream poured on top. You will find that if you leave it for a day, it will be even nicer.
An alternative is to use pear slices (dipped briefly in lemon juice to prevent browning) and drizzle the cake with melted chocolate.