Connemara Apple Cake

Connemara Apple Cake

Cake base:

1⅛ cups cake flour

½ cup sugar

1 large egg

¼ cup melted butter

½ cup evaporated milk

Topping:

2 large baking apples, peeled, cored and sliced thin

½ cup sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/6 cup butter

Grease an 8-inch ovenproof dish. Heat oven to 400º F. Sift flour 4 times. Add sugar and mix together. Add the milk and beaten egg to the ¼ cup melted butter; mix well together and add to the flour mixture. Beat till smooth (300 strokes by hand or 2 minutes with the electric mixer). Pour mixture into the prepared ovenproof dish.

Cover cake base with the apple slices, letting them overlap. Melt the 1/6 cup butter; brush over apples. Mix cinnamon with sugar and sprinkle over apple slices. Place dish on a cookie sheet and bake in the center of the oven for 40 minutes or till apple slices are soft and the knife inserted into the cake comes out clean. Serve hot, with or without whipped cream or ice cream.