May's Applecake

Originally found with a sack of apples in the cellar of a home in Sweden, this recipe proved to be quite popular amongst my family for years. The cake which is a cross between an apple pie and an apple cake has a lovely rich texture, tastes great and is very simple to make.

• Ready In: 58 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 200  g butter
• 1 1⁄3 cups plain flour
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 3⁄4 cup buttermilk
• 2  large green apples
•  cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees C [180 degrees C fan force] or 390 degree F [355 degree F fan force].
2. Melt butter.
3. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and buttermilk in a medium size bowl.
4. Add butter to mixture and mix well.
5. Pour mixture into a broad pie dish and bake for 8 minutes.
6. Peel and slice apples.
7. Remove dish from oven and post apple slices into mixture.
8. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon and bake for a further 35 minutes.
9. Serve with double cream or vanilla ice cream.