Next stop in tackling apple mountain was an apple cake. This recipe can be made with almost any kind of fruit. It’s delicious and not overly sweet. And it comes out looking gorgeous. The pieces are apple quarters that are sliced thinly, but not all the way through. You place them on top of the batter, cut side up. They sink in and fan out and look amazing. I just sprinkled the top with some sugar and cinnamon.

European Fruit Cake

2  Sticks of butter

1 1/2  cups Sugar

2  Cups Flour (all purpose)

2  teaspoons baking powder

teaspoon cinnamon or cardamom or vanilla, or any other spice you might like

Zest of one lemon

1 pinch of salt

4 eggs

Any fruit you like: plums, peaches, apples, or mixture

Lemon juice for mixing with fruit

1 to 2  tablespoons of sugar mixed with spice to sprinkle over fruit

• Preheat oven 350 F
• Butter your springform pan (10 to 12 Inches) well;
• In a bowl, mix the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time; mix.
• In another bowl mix your flour, baking powder, spice, lemon zest and salt.
• Prepare your fruit, cut in pieces or halves. Use some lemon juice for your fruits – to taste.
• Add your flour mixture to your egg-butter mixture. Spoon batter into your springform pan; add all the fruit on top of batter (fruit will sink through the batter as it cooks). Remember you can add as much fruit as you like but the cooking time will vary slightly. Sprinkle the top of the fruit with some sugar and spice.

Place in oven for approximately 45 to 65 minutes, test with a skewer, it should come out clean.

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