Praline Apple Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup dark brown sugar (i use sucanat)
• 2 eggs
• 1 3/4 cups soft unbleached flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 -6 large apples
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350°f line the bottom of a 9" springform pan with parchment, and butter the pan.
• 2 cream the sugar and beat in the eggs, one at a time, and the vanilla.
• 3 sift the flour and baking powder into the butter and sugar.
• 4 beat them in to form a smooth batter.
• 5 scrape the batter into the prepared springform pan.
• 6 wet your hands and pat it evenly into the pan.
• 7 mix the cinnamon and sugar.
• 8 peel the apples and cut them into thin slices.
• 9 toss them in the cinnamon sugar and push them, on end, into the batter.
• 10 at first they will seem to be sticking very far out of the batter, but the apples will make the level rise as you go.
• 11 when all the apples are in- pack them in there- press them down slightly, so none stick out more than 1/2".
• 12 sprinkle any remaining cinnamon sugar over the top.
• 13 bake the cake for 45 minutes.
• 14 meanwhile, cream the remaining butter and sugar, and beat in the remaining egg.
• 15 spread this over the top of the cake and bake for 15 minutes more.