Apple Charlotte

Description

A very tasty sponge cake with apples, dried apricots and walnuts. 

Ingredients

For a 16cm diameter round cake tin
1 large apple
1 tbsp lemon juice
120 g flour
100 gr. + 1,5 tbsp sugar
3 egg whites
3 egg yolks
6-8 dried apricots
Walnuts, a handful
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Peel and slice the apple into medium slices. Sprinkle with the lemon juice and 1 tbsp of the sugar and set aside. Chop the nuts and dried apricots into small pieces. Beat the yolks with 100 g of the sugar. Beat the whites until foamy. Gently mix the whites with the yolks, add vanilla extract. Sift in the flour and mix until combined. Line the base of the baking form with baking paper. Scatter the remaining 0,5 tbsp of sugar over the base of the tin. Cover with a layer of chopped nuts, then with the apple slices and finish with the apricots. Pour the batter into the form. Bake at 180C for 50-60 minutes. Allow to cool in tin. Turn out onto a serving plate so that the base is uppermost.