NORWEGIAN APPLE CAKE

SUBMITTED BY Susan McElroy:http://guardmyhealth.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/norwegian-apple-cake/ Visit Susan’s site for step by step photos of this cake being made.

FAVORITE APPLE CAKE

Norwegian Apple Cake

Ingredients

• 1 Egg (I use organic)
• 2 tablespoons whole milk (I used 2% milk)
• 3/4 cups white sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (I use organic)
• 1/3 teaspoon salt (I used pink Himalayan salt)
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons ground Cardamom
• 2 tablespoons unsalted melted butter
• 1 cup +2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
• 4 medium Paula Red apples (or apple of your choice)
• 1/2 cup chopped roasted almonds

Directions:  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

1. Put parchment paper inside 7-9 in. springform pan. Butter sides and bottom.
2. Peal, core and dice apples to 1 inch pieces.
3. Chop almonds, save a few to sprinkle on top before baking.
4. Mix together all ingredients (the mixture will be thick before adding apples).
5. Pour mixture into springform pan.
6. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in microwave, add a few chopped almonds to melted butter, and drizzle on top of batter. Bake 50-60 minutes, checking after 50 minutes to insert toothpick. Remove toothpick – if dry the cake is done.

I was able to lift the cake out of the pan easily with the sides of parchment paper. Also had a clean pan, which I like!  Serves 4-6 people. For a thicker cake, double the ingredients.   ENJOY!!