Mom's apple pie

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 200 g butter, soft
• 225 g sugar
• 4 eggs
• 200 g flour
• 1 kg apples
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• 1 shot of rum, 80%
• 1 lemon(s), untreated
• 200 ml water
• Almond flakes as desired
• Fat and breadcrumbs for the mold
• powdered sugar

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

Cream the butter with 150g of sugar, eggs, and the zest of half a lemon until smooth. Then add the flour and stir until a smooth batter forms. Peel and core the apples, cut them into eighths, and slice or grate them into small pieces. In a saucepan, bring the water to a boil with 75g of sugar, the zest of half a lemon, the juice of the whole lemon, cinnamon (or Schuhbeck apple pie spice, if you have it), and a generous splash of rum. Add the apples and simmer for about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, grease the cake tin and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Pour half of the batter into the cake tin. Place the apples in a sieve, drain well, and gently squeeze out any remaining liquid. Mix in the almond flakes, if desired. Spread the apple mixture over the batter and cover with the remaining batter. Bake in a preheated oven at 175°C (top/bottom heat) for about 40 minutes. After cooling briefly, dust with powdered sugar. The cake also tastes delicious warm or cold with a little whipped cream.