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Round cake tin approx. 20cm in diameter. parchment paper, weighing scales, scissors, pen/pencil, 1 mixing bowl, small saucepan or microwave for melting butter, whisk, spatula, 1 tbsp./tsp., oven

Ingredients

• ·180g self-raising flour (or 180g plain flour & 1 tsp. baking powder)

• ·100g honey (or 80g caster sugar)

• ·3 eggs, lightly beaten

• ·150g butter, melted

• ·1 medium apple/pear thinly sliced, no need to peel)

• ·1/2 tsp. almond extract

• ·50g flaked almonds (optional)

• Icing sugar for sprinkling after baking (optional)

Directions

• Pre-heat the oven to 170C and line the bottom of a cake tin with parchment paper. Don’t forget to grease the bottom and sides with butter first.

• Mix the honey (or sugar), melted butter, eggs and almond extract in a mixing bowl with a whisk until well combined.

• Then add the flour to the mixture and fold in until totally combined.

• Now tip the batter into the cake tin and smooth out the top a little.

• Arrange the apple slices in a decorative circle on top. Sprinkle flaked almonds on top if using.

• Bake for about 40mins, or until a skewer pushed into the centre of the cake comes out clean. Check the bake at around 25 mins, if the apples are going too brown, cover with a little tin foil and continue baking.

• Sprinkle with a bit of icing sugar and allow to cool before serving.

• Enjoy!