I was in the mood for baking a cake this afternoon, but I wanted something simple, not too sweet or time-consuming, so I settled on a Swedish apple cake. Here's the recipe:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
2 apples: thinly slice one with skins on, peel and dice the second
Apple or other preserves for glazing
1. Preheat the oven to 350F. Butter a baking dish, 9" pie pan, round cake pan, whatever you prefer. I used a ceramic tart pan that was large and so added some extra flour along with some milk.
2. Mix the flour, baking powder and salt in one bowl.
3. Beat together the eggs, sugar, vanilla, and butter in another bowl.
4. Combine dry and wet ingredients and add in the peeled/diced apples.
5. Pour batter into pan and arrange the sliced apples on top in some pretty way.
6. Bake for about 20-25 minutes. If you like, you can heat up some preserves, mix with a bit of water, and spread over the top to glaze.
And there you go!
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