Apple sponge cake with a fine almond topping

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 125 g butter, soft
• 125 g sugar
• ½ packet of vanilla sugar
• 1 pinch of salt
• 3 m.-sized eggs
• 170 g flour
• ½ pack of baking powder
• 2 tbsp almonds, ground
• 750 g apples, e.g. Boskoop
• 30 g almond flakes
• 2 tbsp cinnamon and sugar
• 10 g butter, melted

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 45 minutes

Cream the butter, sugar, vanilla sugar, and salt until fluffy. Beat in each egg, one at a time. Stir in the flour mixed with the baking powder, and finally the almonds. Peel, quarter, and dice the apples, and carefully fold them into the batter. Spread the mixture into a 26 cm springform pan lined with baking paper. Sprinkle the almond flakes on top, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar, and drizzle with melted butter. Bake in a preheated oven (center rack) at 200°C for about 30 minutes until golden brown. While the cake is still hot, lightly drizzle with a little powdered sugar glaze (3 tablespoons of powdered sugar mixed with a little lemon juice until smooth) and let cool. Or serve the cake simply dusted with powdered sugar. This is a simple cake that’s also suitable for baking beginners.