Woolworths Apple & cinnamon tea cake

Ingredients

125g butter, softened

2/3 cup caster sugar

1 tsp vanilla essence

2 eggs

1 1/3 cup self-raising flour

2 tbs custard powder

1/3 cup milk

4-5 granny smith apples, sliced finely 

2 tsp melted butter

2 tsp caster sugar, extra

1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

Method

Preheat oven to 180 degrees celcius. Grease and line a deep 20cm springform round cake tin.

Cream butter, sugar and vanilla with electric beaters until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Sift flour and custard powder together and fold into butter mixture in batches alternately with milk.

Spread half of the mixture into prepared tin. Arrange half of the apple slices over batter. Cover with remaining cake mixture. Decorate top with remaining apple slices. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with combined sugar and cinnamon

Bake for 50 mins or until skewer comes out clean when tested. Cool in tin for 10 mins before turning out.