Apple cake

Sometimes it is the simplest things that are the tastiest, and it was only recently I realised how good apple cake can be. There is so many recipes to choose from, each with their own little twist. This recipe is called "Swiss apple cake" and it is very easy to make. I use Granny Smith apples because I like the contrast between sweet cake and sort of sour/tangy apple. Sprinkled with cinnamon before baking makes the cake smell delicious when it comes out of the oven, but it wont over power the taste of apple.

130 grams caster sugar
130 grams butter, room temperature
170 grams plain flour
1tsp baking powder
2 eggs, separated
2 Granny Smith apples

1/2tsp cinnamon+2tbsp caster sugar

Cream butter and caster sugar until pale, add egg yolks and continue to beat until well mixed. Add flour and baking powder through a sieve and stir until smooth. Whisk egg whites until it forms soft peaks and fold into the butter/flour-mix. It will be a firm batter, more like a soft dough. Spread the batter in a buttered cake tin. Peel apples and cut each apple into 12 wedges. Put apples on top of the cake batter in a nice pattern. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon and bake for 35-40min on 175C.