for 12 pieces

Apples

1 tbsp	butter
4	apple (e.g. Golden Delicious), core removed, sliced
1 tbsp	sugar
1 tsp	cinnamon

Cake mixture

200 g	butter, soft
200 g	sugar
1 pinch	salt
4	eggs
1	organic lemon, use a little grated zest and 2 tbsp of juice
200 g	white flour
1 tsp	baking powder
1 tsp	cinnamon

Crumble

50 g	hazelnuts, coarsely chopped
50 g	sugar
50 g	butter, soft
1 tsp	cinnamon

Bake for approx. 50 mins. in the lower half of an oven preheated to 180°C.

icing sugar to dust

How it's done

Apples

Heat the butter in a pan. Add the apples, sugar and cinnamon, cover and cook for approx. 5 mins. Remove the pan from the heat.

Cake mixture

Place the butter in a bowl. Add the sugar and salt, mix using the whisk on a hand mixer. Add the eggs one at a time and continue to whisk until the mixture becomes lighter in colour. Mix in the lemon zest and juice. Combine the flour, baking powder and cinnamon, mix in and transfer to the prepared tin. Top with the slices of apple and resulting juice.

Crumble

Mix the nuts, sugar, butter and cinnamon until the mixture turns crumbly, scatter over the top.

Bake for approx. 50 mins. in the lower half of an oven preheated to 180°C.

Remove from the oven, allow to cool slightly, remove from the tin, place on a cooling rack and allow to cool completely. Dust with icing sugar.

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