Dutch apple cake

So what to do on a Sunday.  Charlie and I decided to bake a cake using the apples from our apple tree.  The birds have managed to eat most of them except those hanging closer to the ground.  That is because the cat likes to sleep near there, so the birds are probably scared of her.  I saw pretty parakeets playing - wings flapping and squawking and eating big fat apples last week. 

So the recipe is from Margaret Fulton's book and it was lovely with a nice cup of tea. 



Dutch apple cake

2 cups self-raising flour 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar

125 grams butter

1/2 cup milk

2 medium granny smith apples

Topping

30 grams butter, melted

1 teaspoon cinnamon

2 tablespoons sugar

Grease a 20cm round cake tin and line the base with greaseproof paper.

Sift the flour, salt and sugar together, and rub the butter in with fingertips.  Make a well in the centre and add the milk in a steady stream, stirring with a fork and incorporating the flour.

Peel and core the apples and cut into thin wedge-shaped slices.  Arrange in a circular pattern to cover the top of the cake, pressing thin edges into the dough.  Brush with melted butter, sprinkle cinnamon and sugar, and bake in a moderate oven (180c) for 40 minutes.  This cake is best served warm, cut into wedges and buttered.