Dutch Apple Cake

I was craving for cake, haven't had it for a while and haven't got the chance to bake one that I like for a while. Discovery channel started showing Rachel Allen's Bake! for a few weeks now and I saw this recipe on one of the episodes aired here. Just thought it would be one of those that I would try when I had time to.

The recipe was a plus to me because it merely uses two eggs and also it has apples on it. Talking about being small and healthier, just good for us!

It just couldn't be any better to have a slice (or two) on a cool afternoon, which hardly ever be the case, with a cup of hot tea, without sugar.....



Dutch Apple Cake (Adapted from Rachel Allen)

Ingredients:

2 eggs

175g caster sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla essence

85g butter

75ml milk

125g plain flour

1/2tsp ground cinnamon

A dash of grated nutmeg

2¼ tsp baking powder

Two small or one medium cooking apple

A separate 15g caster sugar

Method:

Preheat the oven to 200ºC, Gas Mark 6. Grease, and line with parchment paper, an 8"x 8" square tin.

Whisk the eggs with the 175g caster sugar until the mixture is thick and mousse-like and the whisk leaves a figure '8'.

Melt the butter with the milk and pour onto the eggs, whisking all the time. Sieve in the flour and baking powder and fold carefully into the batter so that there are no lumps of flour. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin.

Peel and core the apples and slice into thin slices.

Arrange them over the batter. Sprinkle with the remaining 15g of sugar. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat to 180ºC, Gas Mark 4, for a further 20 to 25 minutes, or until well risen and golden brown.

Cool in the tin and serve warm. Can be served with cream.