Candied Walnut and Apple Cake

My Grandma's Find!

My Grandma is one of the most amazing cooks that I know. Her talent for cooking has been passed down to her two daughters, and her love of cooking has made it's way to me! At 80 years old she's still trying new recipes and tweaking them to suit.

Here is a recent gem! It's pretty, it's simple to make and it's a great way to use any apples that may be going soft - plus it's a real joy for the tastebuds!

Ingredients

125 grams unsalted butter

1 cup sugar

1 ½ cups plain flour

2 eggs

¼ cup boiling water

1 tsp baking powder

3 or 4 large apples

Topping

1 tsp unsalted butter

1 tsp sugar

½ tsp cinnamon

Handful chopped walnuts

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees celcius.
2. In a pot/pan pour the boiling water, add the butter and stir until it melts.
3. Once the water has cooled, stir in sugar, flour, eggs and baking powder.
4. Butter a cake dish.
5. Pour cake mixture into cake dish.
6. Wash, peel and core apples.
7. Cut apples in half moon slices and arrange tightly on the cake mixture in a circular pattern.
8. Melt topping ingredients together in a pan and then pour over cake mixture.
9. Bake for 50 minutes.
10. Smacznego - Polish for enjoy! :)

Tip

Instead of walnuts you can also use pecans - just as amazing!