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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 90 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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This is so easy you wouldn't believe, and soooo GOOD!!! Ingredients:
1 lb cooking apples or 1 lb tart dessert apples, cored and chopped |
1 cup self-rising flour |
1 teaspoon baking powder |
3/4 cup superfine sugar |
6 tablespoons milk |
4 tablespoons butter, melted |
3 eggs |
1 teaspoon fresh nutmeg, grated or 1 teaspoon nutmeg, in the can |
wax paper |
6 tablespoons butter, softened |
1/2 cup superfine sugar |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
confectioners' sugar, sifted, to dust over cake |
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 325.
2. Grease and line the base of deep 9 round cake pan with waxed paper.
3. Put the chopped apples into the base of the cake pan.
4. Put all the remaining cake ingredients, EXCEPT 1 EGG, into a bowl or food processor. Beat to a smooth batter.
5. Pour batter over apples in pan. Level the top, then bake for 40-45 mins., until lightly golden.
6. Meanwhile, cream topping ingredients together with remaining egg.
7. Remove cake from oven and spoon the topping over cake.
8. Return cake to oven for 20-25 mins., until golden brown.
9. Cool cake in pan.
10. Turn cake out, take off waxed paper and finish with a dusting of confectionary sugar.
11. Variations:
12. Try adding finely chopped pears, pineapples or raspberries instead of apples.
13. Be creative. Add your favorite fruit. Make sure they are well drained.
14. Serve with whipped cream or French Vanilla ice cream.
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