Almond Apple Cake with Apple Sauce

Almond Apple Cake with Apple Sauce

Ingredients :

Eggs – 2

Sugar – 150 gms

Apple – 1

Plain flour – 140 gms

Blanched almond, roasted and

Baking powder – 1 ½ tsp

chopped – 130 gms

Orange juice – 60 ml

Orange marmalade – 4 tbsp

Slivered almonds – 30 gms

Egg white - 1

Apple sauce – 350 gms

Orange marmalade – 2 tsp

                                               

Method :

                                               

Method for the filling:                           

Grate unpeeled apple.

Mix apple, almonds and marmalade together.

Lightly beat egg white and mix into apple mixture. Keep aside.

Method for the cake:

Line the base of a 20 cm round cake tin with parchment paper.

Beat eggs and sugar together until light and thick. Sift flour and baking powder together.

Fold into egg mixture, alternately with orange juice. Spoon half the mixture into tin.

Spoon over filling, spreading to cover cake mixture.

Spread remaining cake mixture over the filling.

Sprinkle with slivered almonds.

Bake at180° C for 45 minutes or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.

Mix apple sauce and orange marmalade together.

Serve cake warm or cold with apple sauce.