Apple And Almond Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• melted butter, to grease
• 180 g butter, at room temperature, chopped
• 140 g caster sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 3 eggs, at room temperature
• 100 g almond meal
• 150 g self-raising flour
• 80 ml milk
• 2 small red apples, quartered, cored and thinly sliced (such as royal gala)
• vanilla custard, to serve

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 170°c; brush a round 22cm (base measurement) cake pan.
• 2 with melted butter to grease. line the base with non-stick baking paper.
• 3 use an electric beater to beat the butter, sugar and vanilla, scraping down sides occasionally for 8 minutes or until pale and creamy. add the eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 4 stir in the almond meal.
• 5 add half the flour and half the milk.
• 6 stir until well combined.
• 7 repeat with remaining milk and flour.
• 8 arrange the apple, slightly overlapping, over the base of the pan.
• 9 spoon the mixture into the pan and smooth the surface.
• 10 bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
• 11 set aside in the pan for 10 minutes to cool slightly before turning out on to a serving plate.
• 12 serve with warm custard or cream.