My sister found this one from Mary Berry, and it has become my go-to cake for a quick treat
Ingredients:
- 1lb (450g) cooking apples
- juice of half a lemon
- 12 ounces (350g) self-raising flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 12 ounces (350g) of sugar
- 4 large eggs at room temperature
- 8 ounces of melted unsalted butter, cooled
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
Preparation Method:
- Preheat the oven to 325°F.
- Line a 13×9 inch pan with non-stick parchment paper and lightly grease.
- Peel, core, and thinly slice the apples and squeeze the lemon juice over them.
- Add the flour, baking powder, sugar, eggs, almond extract, and melted butter into a bowl. Mix well until blended. Then, beat the mixture for a minute.
- Spread half this mixture into the prepared tin. Then lay the apples on top of the mixture in the tin. Make sure they do not touch the side.
- Spoon the remaining mixture over the apples. This task can be tricky. Make sure the mixture covers the center well. It will spread out in the oven.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 50-60 minutes. Cook until golden, and the cake comes away from the sides of the tin. If the top browns too quickly, cover it with foil.
- Leave to cool in the cake tin for 15 minutes before removing from the pan. Sprinkle icing sugar over the top and serve warm or at room temperature.
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