Al-Ahram Weekly   Al-Ahram Weekly
14 - 20 September 2000
Issue No. 499
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Apple cake

By Moushira Abdel-Malek

Ingredients:

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 1/2tbsp cornflour

1 1/2tbsp baking powder

1/2 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 packet vanilla powder

1 large green apple (peeled, cored and sliced)

1/4 cup milk

1tsp extra sugar + 1tsp ground cinnamon

60gms butter (melted)

Method:

Beat eggs and sugar together until thick and pale. Stir in milk, butter and vanilla. Mix through flour, cornflour and baking powder. Pour mixture into a greased and lightly floured 20cm cake tin. Decoratively arrange apple slices on top of cake. Sprinkle with mixture of extra sugar and cinnamon. Bake in a moderately hot preheated oven (190°C) for 35-40 minutes. Cook on a wire rack. Serve hot or cold with vanilla ice-cream (optional).

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