This is a very delicious apple cake. If you like the apple and cinnamon combination, and if you prefer simplicity but great taste, then this is for you. The original recipe can be found here, although I've slightly altered it. Even Matthew loves this cake, and he's not the biggest apple cake (or any cake) lover.

Apple Cake

Ingredients:

• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/3 cup 10% cream
• 3 medium green apples - peeled, cored, and thinly sliced

Topping

• 2 tablespoons cold butter or margarine
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• extra cinnamon to sprinkle

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly butter an 8-inch square baking dish (I used a rounded one).
2. Mix together 1.5 cups flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder. Mix in 1/2 cup butter/margarine until mixture is crumbly (use your hands). Stir together the egg with the cream and gently add into the flour until soft dough has formed. Press into the baking dish. Layer apples on top of dough, overlapping in neat rows.
3. Prepare the topping by mixing the sugar, flour, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Cut in butter/margarine and mix until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle over apples, and then sprinkle the additional cinnamon (per your taste).
4. Bake in preheated oven until apples have softened, and topping has browned, about 25 minutes.