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apple, hazlenut and almond cake

also works well with other fruit when in season such as plums, (delicious served with clove ceam)

Ingredients

1 vanilla pod, deseeded

3 eggs

200g sugar

225g milk

165g butter

150g freshly ground hazelnuts

50g freshly ground almonds

60g plain flour

1 desertspoon baking powder

6 aples (braeburns work well) finely sliced

2 ablespoons granulated sugar

10" springform cake tin, lined

Method

Whisk the first three ingredients together until very light and frothy.

Melt the butter ith the milk and pour into the egg and sugar mixture and whisk well.

Add the ground nuts, flour and baking powder and continue whisking until well mixd.

Pour into a lined tin and sprnkle on the apple. Bake at 180 for 20 mins or so. Then sprinkle on the granulated sugar and cook for a further 20mins until the cake is cooked.

Serve with vanila flavoured creme fraiche.

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