Dutch Apple Cake With Hot Lemon Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

For Cake
2 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup butter, chilled
2/3 cup milk
1 egg, well beaten
4 sour apples
sugar
cinnamon
For Hot Lemon Sauce
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 cups boiling water
1 lemon, juice and zest of
2 tablespoons butter

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0F.
Mix and sift dry ingredients.
Cut in butter.
Add milk and egg, and mix quickly.
Spread dough in a shallow greased 8x8-inch pan.
Pare, core, and slice apples; press into dough.
Bake 30 minutes.
Serve with hot lemon sauce:
In a saucepan, mix sugar and cornstarch.
Add boiling water, stirring constantly.
Cook 8 to 10 minutes.
Add zest, lemon juice, and butter.
Serve over Apple Cake.