Mom's Apple Cake

Just like how everyone is born under an astrological sign, I believe that everyone is also born with a deep, spiritual connection to a specific type of dessert. Some are pudding people. Others (like me) are brownie people. My mom? She's a apple cake. One of the best out there too (if I do say so myself).

This is probably my favourite cake of all time. Its warm, homey and very 'mom'. Eat it straight out of the oven for best results. You can also drizzle it with some vanilla sauce but in my humble opinion? Just have it as it is.
 

I got so excited that I dug straight into it before taking a picture.

Ingredients

125g butter, at room temperature

150g white sugar

3 eggs

250g self-raising flour

4-5 tablespoons milk

3 medium apples, cored and sliced

1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

2 tablespoons brown sugar

1 cup walnuts, chopped

Warm oven to 200 degrees Celsius and butter a 10 inch round baking pan. Toss sliced apples with cinnamon and brown sugar.

Cream butter and sugar until creamy and smooth. Add in eggs one at a time, beating after each addition until well blended before adding the next. Continue to cream the batter until white and fluffy.

Fold in the flour a bit at a time until well incorporated. If batter is too thick, add in 4 tablespoons of milk one at a time, until desired consistency. Pour into baking pan and arrange the cinnamon-sugared apples as follows:

Then sprinkle the chopped walnuts around:

Lower the oven temperature to 180 degrees Celsius and bake for 35 - 40 mins.

Bon appetit!