This apple cake recipe is one of those recipes that guests will ask for. And if you have house guests, so bake the cake while they're there to tantalize them with the delicious smell of the cake baking! This is a great cake to serve with brunch, afternoon tea, or dessert, and it's really quite simple.
I bake this in a round silicon tart pan that is just a tad on the small side, so the cake rises above the pan a bit and then falls, creating the cracked look which I love. All the apples stay at the bottom of the cake, so you can also serve this as an upside down cake if you like.
As for the powdered sugar decoration, it can't be much simpler! Cut or punch a shape out of paper (an apple would be adorable!) place it on top of the cake, and sift powdered sugar over the cake. You can do this a few hours ahead of time, but not too far in advance, and make sure to do it on a perfectly cooled cake!
You can find the recipe here, I'd recommend making two and freezing one, or having the second on hand to serve when the first gets gobbled up! (That's what I should have done...it went fast!)
