Swedish Apple Cake - Appelkaka

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons biscotti, crumbs
• 1 cup butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 4 apples, pared
• 4 apples, sliced into 8 wedges
• 1/3 cup almonds, coarsely chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350º. butter the bottom and sides of a 10-inch spring-form pan or cake pan. sprinkle the crumbs in the pan, being sure to coat the bottom and sides as evenly as possible.
• 2 in a mixing bowl, combine 1 cup sugar with butter. add one egg at a time until all are incorporated.
• 3 sift together the flour and baking powder. gradually mix the dry ingredients into the bowl until a smooth batter is formed. pour batter into pan.
• 4 toss the apple slices in the cinnamon and 3 tablespoons remaining sugar, then press each one lightly into the batter to form a decorative pattern (pinwheel pattern is the prettiest). scatter chopped almonds across the top.
• 5 bake for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.