Apple Cake

For eight portions, you will need:

For the base:

• 100g wholemeal flour
• 50g butter, softened
• 20g sugar

For the topping:

• 6 medium-sized apples
• 1 tsp cinnamon

For the crumble:

• 100g walnuts or hazelnuts, chopped
• 100g wholemeal flour
• 100g butter, softened
• 50g or less any unrefined sugar

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 160 degrees C.
2. Cut the apples and cook them on very low flame with a tsp of cinnamon until soft.
3. Prepare the base by kneading all the components together.
4. Spread it thinly on the base of the cake tin. Make the rim a bit higher, so that it can contain the topping.
5. Mix all the components together for the crumble.
6. Place the softened apples, with all their juices on the base. Sprinkle small bits of the crumble on top of the apples.
7. Bake uncovered for 1 hour at 160 degrees C.
8. Let the cake rest and cool down from the inside for at least half an hour before serving.

Notes

• The apples don’t strictly need pre-cooking. You can try with uncooked apples, but then you will need longer time in the oven.
• The cake is soft and wet on the inside and crisp and crumbly on the outside. This richness of texture will be lost after storing it overnight.