2 c Thickly sliced,pared,apples 3/4 c Butter
Water as needed 1 1/2 c Sugar
A little lemon juice 4 ea Eggs, separated
2 1/2 c Flour 1 ts Cinnamon
2 ts Baking powder 2 ts Sugar for sprinkling
Put apples into water with lemon juice. Sift flour and baking
powder together. Cream butter and sugar until very light, and add
the egg yolks to them, one at at time, beating well after each
addition. In another bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff but not
dry. Lightly fold flour and egg whites alternately into the batter
with a wooden spoon. Butter a pan heavily, and dust it with flour
and sprinkle with the cinnamon and sugar. Pour the batter over the
apples. Bake in a preheated 300 F. oven for 45 min. Cool completely
before removing the cake from the pan.
Yields
1 servings