Apple Cake With Walnuts

Directions

1. 1
   Pre-heat the oven to 300°F with the rack in the middle.
2. 2
   Butter a 23cm diameter cake tin and dust with corn flour - it gives the cake sides an added crunchiness.
3. 3
   Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
4. 4
   In the bowl of your electric mixer beat the butter with the sugar until creamy and very fluffy.
5. 5
   Add the egg yolks, one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
6. 6
   Incorporate the flour mixture lightly.
7. 7
   Beat the egg whites to soft peaks and fold them in the cake mixture very lightly.
8. 8
   Wash, peel and core the apples and cut them in slices. Sprinkle with the cinnamon and mix to coat well.
9. 9
   Pour 2/3 of the batter in the cake tin and smoothen the top. Add the slices of apple pressing them vertically into the batter. Divide the remaining batter in dollops with a spoon and leave as is without smoothning the top. Sprinkle with the walnuts.
10. 10
    Bake for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean (it may come out wet from the fruit but shouldn't come out with uncooked batter).
11. 11
    Let cool on a cooling rack.