12 things: bake cakes

You may remember this cake from last week's tea party.

I reckon a slice of this apple cake a day will keep the blues far far away. And in line with my theory that fruits magically make any cake healthy, this is surely a winner. Or that's what I keep telling myself while stuffing my face anyway.

So here's the recipe, as promised.

 Ingredients

• 125g butter, chopped
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup self-raising flour
• 1/2 cup plain flour
• 3/4 cup milk
• 2 small royal gala apples

 Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease a 20cm round springform pan. Line base with baking paper. Place butter, sugar and vanilla in a bowl and beat until light and creamy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition.
   
2. Sift flours over butter mixture. Add milk. Fold until just combined. Spoon into prepared pan. Core and quarter apples. Thinly slice. Arrange apples in 2 circles on batter, pressing down gently.
   
3. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Stand in pan for 10 minutes. Remove side from pan. Slide cake onto a wire rack to cool.