Eunice Power's spiced apple cake: Today

Ingredients

• 100g plain flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 75g ground almonds
• 175 butter at room temperature
• 175 brown sugar
• 1 tsp of five spice mix
• Salt
• 3 eggs beater

For the topping

• 3 apples
• 15g butter
• 25g sugar

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 160C
2. Butter the sides and line the base of a 24cm Springform tin.
3. Sieve the flour and baking powder and add the almonds.
4. Beat the butter, sugar five spice powder and a pinch of salt together until light and fluffy.
5. Beat in one egg at a fime followed by a tablespoon of the flour mix after each egg. Gently fold in the remaining flour mix.
6. Transfer to the prepared tin.
7. Peel, quarter and core the apples. Cut each quarter into three slices.
8. Arrange the apples slightly overlapping circles over the cake mixture,
9. Brush the apples with the melted butter and sprinkle with sugar,
10. Bake until the cake sides are coming away from the tin and the apples on top are slightly golden, about 50 minutes.
11. Transfer to a wile rack and leave to cool for 15 minutes.
12. Run a knife around the sides of the cake to loosen before turning out. Serve at room temperature with thick creamy yogurt.