Apple Cake

• It must be said that I think my mama’s recipe for jabłecznik (apple cake) is the best but I keep on trying other recipes just to give them a try.
• This one is a more sponge like cake and you only need 2 largish baking apples.
• NOTE – you need more baking powder than usual.

INGREDIENTS

• 225 flour
• 3 teaspoons of baking powder
• 225 granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla essence
• 150g butter – melted
• 2 medium/large cooking apples – peeled and cored
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
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• Icing sugar to serve

METHOD

• Cut the apples into thin slices and mix with the ground cinnamon.
• Lightly butter a deep 20cm lose-bottomed cake tin.
• Pre-heat the oven to GM3 160°C.
• Melt the butter and leave to cool.
• In a large bowl mix the flour, baking powder, sugar.
• Lightly beat the eggs and vanilla essence.
• Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture.
• Beat in the cooled, melted butter.
• Spread half the mixture on the base of the tin.
• Put the apples on top with most in the centre.
• Put the rest of the cake mixture over the apples making sure the middle is covered as the mixture will spread out when baking.
• Bake for 55 to 60 minutes.
• Dust with icing sugar to serve.