Spicy Apple Cake

I got this out of a Russian, Polish, German cookbook. It was quite yummy and a great healthy dessert! I served it with a vanilla steamer (like hot chocolate made with milk, but take out chocolate and add vanilla syup); the same effect would be made with vanilla icecream.


- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup whole-wheat flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp allspice
- 8 oz apples, cored, pleeled and chopped
- 6 tbsp butter
- generous 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- finely grated zest of 1 small orange
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 tbsp milk

Preheat the over to 350. Grease and line a 9-inch round loose-bottomed cake pan. Sift the flours, baking powder and spices together in a bowl.

Toss the chopped apple in 2 tbsp of the flour misture.

Cream the butter, brown sugar, and orange zest togetehr until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs, then fold in the flour mixture, the chopped apple and the milk.

Spoon the mixture into the cake pan and level the surface.


TOPPING
- 4 apples, cored and thinly sliced
- juice of 1/2 orange
- 2 tsp sugar
- 3 tbsp apricot jam, warmed and sieved (I used a peanut butter glaze instead.)

Toss the apple slices in the orange juice and set them in overlapping circles on top of the cake batter, pressing down lightly.

Sprinkle the sugar on top and bake for 1 - 1 1/4 hours or until risen and firm. Cover with aluminum foil if the apples brown too much.

Cool in the pan for ten minutes, then remove to a wire rack. Glaze the apples iwht the sieved jam. Cut into weges and serve with whipped cream sprinkled with cinnamon, or ice cream or vanilla steamer.