A French Apple Cake
Our computer has had gremlins, so haven't been able to post. Hopefully this is now sorted! I'm always happy to find a new recipe for an apple cake, and this one comes from a French friend. It's nice and easy to make, is different from the usual apple cake, and is a nice change from the heavy Christmas pudds and cakes. I've translated it from French, hence the odd looking recipe with tbpns and grams! 200g of plain flour 10 tbspns of caster sugar + 100 g 2 eggs + 1 extra 6 tbspns of milk 2 tspns of baking powder 4 tbspns of sunflower or rapeseed oil 4 apples [I used Braeburns] 100g of butter 1 tbspn of vanilla sugar [or 1 packet] Icing sugar for the top Preheat oven 190C/gas5 Grease and bottom line a 23cm springform tin. Beat the 2 eggs with the 10 tbspns of sugar; add the flour, baking powder, milk and oil. Peel and slice the apples thinly, then add to the mixture and mix in. Pour into the tin and bake for about 30 mins. Meanwhile, in a bowl, beat t...