Norwegian apple pie

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 3 apples
• 2 tbsp cinnamon powder
• 200 g butter, soft
• 150 g sugar plus 4 tbsp sugar for the apples
• 4 eggs
• 170 g flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 tbsp granulated sugar
• Fat and flour for the mold (possibly breadcrumbs instead of flour)

Instructions

Working time approx. 1 hour 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 45 minutes; Total time approx. 2 hours 15 minutes

Grease a 20 cm springform pan and dust with flour or breadcrumbs to ensure the cake is easy to remove from the pan. Preheat the oven to 180°C (top/bottom heat). Wash, peel, quarter, and core the apples. Thinly slice the apples and place them in a large bowl. Cream the softened butter in a food processor or with a hand mixer until creamy. Add 150 g of sugar and beat in completely. Add the four eggs one at a time, beating each egg for half a minute. Mix the flour and baking powder and sift it over the egg and butter mixture. Stir in just until the flour is incorporated. This ensures the cake is moist and fluffy after baking. Now combine the apple slices with 4 tablespoons of sugar and 2 tablespoons of cinnamon powder. Pour half of the batter into the baking pan and smooth it down. Then press half of the apple slices, thin side down, into the batter. Spread the remaining batter over the cake, smooth it out, and press the remaining apple slices, thin side down, into the batter. Finally, sprinkle with a little sugar, which will caramelize during baking. Reserve a little sugar for decoration. Bake the cake in a hot oven on the middle rack for about 45 minutes. To check if the cake is really done, carefully insert a wooden skewer into the cake. If no batter sticks, the cake is done. Allow the cake to cool completely. Sprinkle with the remaining sugar before eating. Serve with whipped cream, a scoop of vanilla ice cream, or vanilla quark. This recipe makes enough for 12 slices.