Instructions
To Prepare the Apple Layer
Melt the 1/3 cup butter in a large non-stick sauté pan.
Add the sugar, water and cinnamon. Cook over medium heat until the mixture gets foamy, then add the apples.
Cook the apples in the cinnamon and sugar syrup just until they begin to soften.
Transfer the apple slices to the prepared pan and pour the syrup from the pan over them.
To Prepare the Cake Batter
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9×9 inch baking pan or a 10 inch round cake pan well.
Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Beat in the vanilla extract.
Sift together the flour and baking powder.
Add the dry ingredients alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. In general, I add the dry ingredients in 3 portions and the milk in 2 additions.
Dollop the batter by heaping tablespoonfuls all over the surface of the apple layer and then spread out evenly to the edges of the pan.
Bake at 350 degrees F for about 40 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
The toothpick test is the best way to ensure that this cake is fully baked.
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