Italian Apple Cake with Lemon and Sliced Apples on Top

What you need

• 3 firm apples, about 600 g, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
• 1 lemon, zest and juice
• 3 large eggs
• 150 g (3/4 cup) granulated sugar, plus 1 tbsp for the tin
• 100 g (7 tbsp) unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus extra for the tin
• 80 ml (1/3 cup) whole milk
• 200 g (1 1/2 cups) plain flour, plus extra for the tin
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• icing sugar, for dusting

Method

Restated from the original video

1. 1

   Heat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F). Butter a 22 cm (9 in) round cake pan and dust it with flour.

2. 2

   Toss the apples with the lemon juice in a bowl.

3. 3

   Whisk the eggs with the sugar until pale and thick, 3-4 min.

4. 4

   Beat in the melted butter, milk and lemon zest.

5. 5

   Mix the flour, baking powder and salt, then fold into the batter until just combined.

6. 6

   Fold in two-thirds of the apples. Scrape the batter into the pan and level the top.

7. 7

   Arrange the remaining apple slices over the top in overlapping circles and sprinkle with 1 tbsp sugar.

8. 8

   Bake for 45-50 min, until golden and a skewer in the center comes out clean.

9. 9

   Cool in the pan for 15 min, then unmold. Dust with icing sugar and serve warm or at room temperature.

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