1 cup self-raising flour
½ cup sugar
1 lemon rind and juice
3 eggs lightly beaten
4.5 ounces butter melted
4 apples (actually, 2.5 to 4 apples, depending on size, peeled & sliced thinly)
1 teaspoon cinnamon optional
¾ cup pine nuts 1/2 cup in batter, ¼ cup on top – optional
Icing sugar for sprinkling at the end

to serve
icing sugar for sprinkling over the top
cream, ice cream or custard (or all three!)

Pre-heat the oven to 180C

Line an 8 inch round cake pan with baking paper and lightly grease with butter or spray with oil.

Zest and juice the lemon and set the zest aside. Put the chopped apples in a small bowl and pour the lemon juice over them. 

Combine the flour, sugar and lemon zest together in a large bowl, then add the eggs, melted butter, cinnamon & pine nuts (if using) and 2/3 of the apples. Stir until just combined.

Tip the batter into the cake pan and smooth on top, then arrange the rest of the sliced apples on the top in a circle pattern (see photos in post and recipe video). Sprinkle over the rest of the pine nuts (if using).

Bake for about 1 hour, or until a skewer pushed into the centre of the cake comes out clean.

Cool completely, then sprinkle with a bit of icing sugar before serving.