Bundt cake with apples
By: Easy cook - Lak...
Published: Sunday, February 2, 2014 - 1:26pm

Ingredients




3 apples, peeled, cored and cut in half
Juice of 1 lemon
1 cup water
125 g butter, at room temperature
150 g sugar
Lemon peel, grated
2 eggs, yolks separated from whites
350 g flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp instant yeast
½ tsp salt
½ cup milk
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup raisins
1 tbs vanilla extract
50 g butter, melted
½ cup brown sugar

Preparation

1 Cover apple halves with lemon juice and water, set aside. 2 with a hand mixer beat the butter, sugar and egg yolks for 5 minutes until the mixture is smooth and uniform. 3 Mix flour with baking powder, yeast, salt and lemon zest. 4 Add flour and milk alternately to the butter and yolks mixture, mix well after each addition. 5 Stir in half the amount of cinnamon. 6 Beat the egg whites into firm peaks and carefully incorporate, using spatula, into the cake batter. 7 Add raisins and vanilla extract, stir lightly. Pour the mixture into the buttered and floured bundt cake mold. 8 Now cut each half of an apple into thin slices. Press the slices vertically, half - way, into the cake batter. 9 Brush the slices with the melted butter, sprinkle with brown sugar and remaining cinnamon. 10 Bake the cake in an oven for 60 minutes at 170˚C. 11 When done, leave the cake to cool in the mold, and then take it out onto a serving plate.

About

Simple-to-whip-up apple cake ideal for a tea time treat.