Caramel Apple Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

300 g caster sugar
150 g + 1 tbsp softened butter
1 kg apples, peeled, cored and chopped
3 tbsp lemon juice
1 None lemon, zested
Pinch None salt
3 None eggs
300 g plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
5 tbsp apple schnapps
100 g soured cream
2 tbsp slivered almonds

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0F. Grease a 10 inch springform pan. Caramelize 2/3 cup sugar in a frying pan until golden. Remove from heat and add 1 tbsp butter, until melted. Spread evenly over base of prepared pan and top with chopped apples. Set aside.
Meanwhile, cream remaining butter, remaining sugar, lemon zest and 1 pinch of salt. Whisk in eggs, 1 at a time. Sift flour and baking powder together and mix into batter, alternately with apple schnapps and sour cream. Pour over apples, smooth surface and bake for 30-40 mins. Allow to cool for 15 mins then transfer to a serving plate. Sprinkle with almonds.