Luxurious moist apple cake perfect for lazy Sundays!

So rich, so delicious and so easy to make.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup (125 g) all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt 
• ½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• ⅔ cup (135 g) sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tbsp vanilla powder or vanilla extract
• 3 tbsp dark rum
• 2 baking apples (Grany Smith, Fuji, Honeycrisp)
• icing sugar

Method:

• Preheat oven to 175 °C
• In a small bowl mix the flour, baking powder and salt.
• Peel and cut apples into 1 cm pieces.
• Using a mixer cream the butter and granulated sugar for about 3 min (until light and fluffy).
• Add eggs, one at a time. Scrape down the sides of the bowl after each addition.
• Add vanilla and rum.
• Add the dry mixture with flour and mix on low speed until just combined. 
• Add chopped apples and combine gently with a spatula.
• In a greased 22 cm cake pan add batter and even the top.
• Sprinkle with 1 tbsp of granulated sugar.
• Bake for 40 min or until the cake is golden and a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.  
• Let the cake cool down for a bit.
• Using a fine sieve, dust with icing sugar. 
• Enjoy!