Prep time
10 minutes
Cooking time
45 – 60 minutes
Serves
10 – 12

Ingredients

  • 4-5 JAZZ™ apples sliced
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ¾ teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 large eggs (size 7)
  • ¾ cup caster sugar
  • Pinch salt
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 115gms butter – melted and cooled

Directions:

  1. Pre-heat oven to 180° C and lightly grease and line a 20cm springform cake tin with baking paper.
  2. Core and slice the JAZZ™ apples into fine slithers and set aside.
  3. In a medium bowl, beat the eggs with a whisk until foamy.
  4. Add sugar and whisk to blend then add vanilla essence.
  5. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt and mix.
  6. Combine the flour and butter with the egg mixture stirring to create a smooth batter.
  7. Use a rubber spatula to fold ¾ of the apples into the batter (reserve the extra for the heart shaped topping).
  8. Pour the apple batter into the prepared cake tin and smooth the top.
  9. Arrange the remaining apple slices on the top of the cake batter to create a heart shape.
  10. Bake for45-60 minutes, until the cake is golden brown and knife in center comes out clean.

Optional: You can add a little sprinkle of cinnamon sugar over the apples before cooking or dust with icing sugar before serving.