Not calling it the best apple cake in the world, but it comes pretty close!
Ingredients
For the cake batter:
- Apple – 500g, slightly sour varieties, sliced into thin boats
- Butter – 100g, room temperature
- Brown sugar – 165g
- Egg – 2
- Flour – 3 dl, mostly white flour, can mix in no more than 1/3 other fine flour sorts
- Baking powder – 2 ts
- Cinnamon powder – 1 ts
For the topping:
- Butter – 50g, room temperature
- Brown sugar – 1/2 dl
- Flour – 1/2 dl
- Nut/seed mix – 2 dl, e.g hazel nuts, cashew nuts, pumpkin seeds, sesames, sunflower seeds
Method
For the cake:
- Set the oven to 200C
- Blend butter and sugar evenly together in a big bowl. Then whisk in eggs one at a time. Lastly bland in the flour, baking powder, and cinnamon powder to make a smooth batter
- Cover the bottom of a cake form with baking paper, and lightly smear butter on the sides. Spread a very thin layer of batter on the bottom.
- Lay out the apple boats evenly. Pour and smear the batter over the apples.
For the topping:
- Coarsely crush the nuts
- Mix all the ingredients.
- Distribute the toppings evenly over the cake
- Let the cake bake in the oven for 35 to 40 minutes. Use a toothpick to check if the cake is cooked through.
The cake goes very well with yoghurt, cream or ice cream.