◦● an apple a day

there's a bit of a buzz for Scandinavian recipes 

at the moment

maybe it's the rise of Danish tv thrillers and

Swedish design classics?

I do know that this Norwegian cake is a winner!

eplekake  

{norwegian apple cake}

you will need ....

125g melted butter

2 eggs

2 tablespoons of milk

127g caster sugar +

3 tablespoons of vanilla sugar

{or 130g caster sugar + 1tsp vanilla extract}

125g plain flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp ground cinnamon

half tsp ground cardamom

2 or 3 eating apples {I used Cox's}

a few spoons of demerara for sprinkling

preheat the oven to 180c/ gas 4

line and grease an 8inch springform cake tin

in a large bowl cream together the melted butter 

and caster sugar until light

add the eggs one at a time, mixing well

stir in vanilla extract or vanilla sugar,

cinnamon and cardamom

stir in the flour, baking powder and milk

mix gently until combined then

pour into the prepared tin

core and halve each apple then slice

and place on the top of the cake!

sprinkle with demerara and bake for 

30 ~ 35 minutes, testing for doneness

best eaten at slightly warm or room temperature

mine didn't last long enough for me to

take a photo for you!