Soft Apple and Walnut cake

TOTAL TIME 1 h & 10 minutes DIFFICULTY easy

 

INGREDIENTS:

 

1 kg. apples

300 g flour 00

150 g caster sugar

3 eggs

100 g butter

100 ml. milk

1 baking powder (16 gr.)

30 g walnuts

cinnamon to taste

zest of one lemon

lemon juice, to taste

 

DIRECTIONS:

 

• Preheat the oven to 180°

• Grease and flour a 24 cm diameter cake tin.

• Peel the apples, cut them into slices and sprinkle them with the lemon juice.

• Sift the flour and baking powder.

• Melt the butter in the microwave or into a bowl placed over a pan of hot water. The water in the pan must not touch the bowl. Heat the pan over a low heat until the butter has melted, stirring occasionally.

• With an electric mixer or in the mixer, work the cooled butter, sugar and lemon zest until you get a creamy mixture. Incorporate the eggs, one at a time.

• Add the cinnamon and flours to the mixture, alternating with the milk.

• Spoon half of the dough into the pan, cover with a third of the apples.

• Add the remaining apples to the mixture and pour everything into the pan.

• Sprinkle with the nuts roughly chopped by hand.

• Bake at 180 degrees for about 50 min. or until the appetizer comes out completely dry.

• Let cool in the mold for a few minutes before transferring it to a grate to cool completely.