Cakes and Pastries Recipes - Apple and Almond Cake Recipe

Ingredients

Serves 6-8:

• 8 1/4 oz (240 g) slivered almonds

• 4 1/4 oz (120 g) butter

• 3 1/2 oz (100 g) sugar

• 3 eggs

• 3 1/2 oz (100 g) almond powder

• 3 1/2 tbsp flour

• 1/2 packet of baking powder

• 3 sour apples

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Method:

1. Toast 5 2/3oz (160g) of almonds in a non-stick pan.

2. Grease a 10 inch (24 cm) cake pan generously.

3. Sprinkle the bottom and sides of the pan with almonds.

4. Beat the remaining butter until it turns creamy and add the sugar, blending it in carefully. One by one add the eggs and then the almond powder, flour, and baking powder. Set aside.

5. Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C.

6. Cut and quarter the apples and peel and deseed them. Grate the quarters by hand on a coarse grater.

7. Stir the grated apples into the batter and pour into a pan. Sprinkle the cake's surface with the remaining almonds. Bake for 40 minutes. Check for doneness by sticking a knife blade into the center of the cake; it should come out clean.

8. Leave the cake to rest about 10 min before turning out on a cooling rack.