Apple Cake

Marilyn's Apple-Bottom Cake

This is one of my mom's favourite cake recipes. Marilyn usually uses Mcintosh apples, but has also used Golden Delicious and Granny Smith in this recipe.

Apple bottom:

• 5 apples
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tbsp flour

Cake batter:

• 2 eggs
• 4 tbsp melted butter
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 Tbsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt

1. Grease a 9 X 13" pan.
2. Wash and peel the apples and slice into the pan.
3. Sprinkle with a mixture of 1/4 cup sugar, 2 tsp. cinnamon and 1 tbsp. flour.
4. Dot with butter.
5. In a large bowl, mix 2 eggs, 4 tbsp melted butter and 1/2 cup milk.
6. Add 2 cups flour sifted with 1 cup sugar, 2 tbsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp. salt.
7. Cover apples with this dough and bake in preheated 350 degrees F oven for 35 minutes.

• 1-3/4 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup softened salted butter (extra for glaze)
• 1/4 cup + 1 Tbsp sugar
• 4 apples, peeled
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 1/2 tsp milk
• 1 Tbsp melted butter
• 1 tsp cinnamon

1. Line an 8" round cake pan with parchment paper, then grease and flour.
2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
3. Sift flour into a bowl. With a pastry blender or two knives, cut in the 1/2 cup butter until pieces of butter are small pea-sized.
4. Stir in 1/2 cup sugar.
5. Peel two apples, discard peel,  then grate the apples into the bowl.
6. Mix  1 large beaten egg with 1/2 tsp milk, stir into the flour ad apple mixture to make a dough.
7. Turn the dough onto a piece of floured parchment paper and knead.
8. Press dough evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan.
9. Slice remaining apples into thick, moon-shaped wedges and arrange on the dough.
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