My neighbour Gloria is not a big fan of cakes, but she loves this one! It's packed full of apples, and not too sweet. It's really quick and easy to make by hand and very forgiving - you don't worry too much about exact quantities.
The first time I made it, I used this recipe https://scrummylane.com/easy-apple-cake-torta-di-mele/ and over time I have adapted it so it is the perfect size for my fabulous Czech Oven https://www.amazon.co.uk/Total-Chef-Czech-Cooker/dp/B01MSAF43Q which I use to bake nearly all my cakes
175 g self-raising flour (or plain flour + baking powder)
175 g butter - melted
140 g sugar
4 eggs - beaten
5 or 6 apples
1 large lemon
1 tsp cinnamon
Some pinenuts and icing sugar to sprinkle on top
Instructions
Line the tin with baking paper and if you need to, pre-heat the oven to 355F / 180C. (If like me, you are using a Czech oven, no need to preheat. I cook my cakes at between setting number 3 and 4)
Put the flour, sugar and cinnamon into a big bowl, along with the zest of your lemon. Mix to combine.Juice the lemon into another bowl, big enough to hold your apple slices. Peel, core and slice your apples and put the slices straight into the bowl with the lemon juice, so they don't oxidise too much.
Add the beaten eggs and melted butter to the flour, sugar, cinnamon and lemon zest, then mix in 2/3 of the apple slices. It will seem like you have a lot of fruit and very little batter. Don't worry - with this cake, the more fruit, the better!
Spoon/tip
the batter into the cake pan and smooth the top, then arrange the rest
of the sliced apples on the top. Sprinkle over a few pine nuts and bake
for about 1 hour, or until a skewer pushed into the centre of the cake
comes out clean. Note: the higher the ratio of fruit to batter in the mixture, the quicker it will cook
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| Cake ready for baking |
Leave to cool, and dust with icing sugar before serving.
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