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Apple/Pear Cake

Ingredients

  • Slightly over 2lbs apples or pears
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon powder
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar (200 g original; use 170g)
  • 1.5 cups flour (180g)
  • 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil (170g)
  • 1 table spoon sugar for base of pan (optional)

Tools

  • 8-9 inch pan?

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 F
  • Grease pan, parchment paper round, sprinkle 1 tablespoon sugar (or caramel, but sugar easier prob)
  • Slice cored apples (16 slices per apple)
  • Toss with sugar and cinnamon
  • Beat eggs
  • Mix in sugar
  • Mix in flour mixture until just combined
  • Mix in vegetable oil until oil is no longer visible
  • Arrange apples on bottom of pan
  • Fill pan with rest of apples
  • Pour batter over apples
  • Tap pan to remove bubbles
  • Bake for 50 - 60 min (+25 min with 8 inch pan) or skewer comes out clean (should raise temperature?)
  • Cool to room temp
  • Unstick edges, then flip to serve