Ingredients
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1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temp
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3 golden delicious apples, peeled and sliced thinly (or Granny Smith)
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2/3 cup flour
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon baking powder
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1 cup sugar
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2 whole eggs, plus
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
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1 teaspoon cinnamon
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1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
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1/8 teaspoon clove
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1 egg yolk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º.
- Grease a 9†round baking dish with butter.
- In a large frying pan melt the butter. Add the apples and fry until tender, 5-10 minutes, over medium to medium-high heat, moving the apples around to be sure they are all coated in the butter and watching them so that they do not burn.
- While apples are frying, in a bowl stir together flour, salt and baking powder and spices.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together sugar, 2 whole eggs, 1 egg yolk, vanilla extract and lemon zest until creamy and well mixed.
- Stir apples with the melted butter into egg and sugar mixture and mix quickly so that the hot butter does not scramble the eggs.
- Once apples are covered, add the flour mixture and mix to coat apples.
- Spoon into 9" round buttered baking dish.
- Bake 30-35 minutes or until cake forms a brown crust on top.
- Let cool in pan for 5 minutes.
- Invert, then flip back over, apple-side-up, and let cool completely before serving.