Tart Apple Buttermilk Cake Recipe
Serves 4
Pre-heat oven to 350
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient |
|
2/3 cup |
Flour plus extra for dusting pan |
|
3 tbsp. |
Unsalted butter, softened or soft margarine |
|
2/3 cup + 1 tbsp. |
sugar |
|
¼ cup |
Buttermilk |
|
2 |
Egg whites |
|
1/3 cup |
Polenta (or cornmeal) |
|
¾ tsp. |
Baking powder |
|
¾ tsp. |
Vanilla extract |
|
4 |
Tart apples like Granny Smith – peeled, cored and thinly sliced |
Instructions
- Coat a 9” round cake pan with cooking spray and dust with flour.
- In the electric mixer, beat, butter/margarine and 1/3 cup of the sugar until fluffy.
- Beat in the next 1/3 cup of sugar and beat well.
- Add the buttermilk and the egg whites, one at a time. Beat well.
- In another bowl, mix flour, polenta/cornmeal and baking powder.
- Add to the other mixture along with the vanilla. Mix well.
- Pour into the prepared baking pan.
- Arrange apple slices on the top.
- Sprinkle with the remaining 1 tbsp. sugar.
- Bake 40-45 minutes until tests done.
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