Instruction

• Preheat the oven to 180°C
• (350˚F) Grease a cake pan and line it with baking paper
• In a large bowl, break the four eggs with the sugar and beat until they have tripled in volume and become fluffy
• Sift the self-rising baking flour and add it to your egg mixture
• Fold this over, preserving as much air as possible
• Add the melted (and slightly cooled) butter and mix until combined
• Add cinnamon, pinch of salt and vanilla extract
• Add the diced apple to the batter and gently fold them into the batter so that the apple pieces are evenly distributed
• You can roll the apple pieces through some more cinnamon
• Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and smooth the top with a spatula
• Place the apple slices on top of the batter and press lightly
• Sprinkle optionally with some almond shavings
• Bake the apple cake in the preheated oven for about 45-50 minutes, or until a wooden skewer comes out clean when inserted into the center of the cake
• Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool in the mold for a few minutes
• Then carefully remove the cake from the mold and let cool completely on a wire rack
• Sprinkle the cooled apple cake with powdered sugar