Tart Apple Buttermilk Cake

Serves 8

Quantity	Ingredient
2/3 cup	Flour plus extra for dusting pan
3 tbsp.	Unsalted butter, softened or soft margarine
2/3 cup + 1 tbsp.	sugar
¼ cup	Buttermilk
2	Egg whites
1/3 cup	Polenta (or cornmeal)
¾ tsp.	Baking powder
¾ tsp.	Vanilla extract
4	Tart apples like Granny Smith – peeled, cored and thinly sliced

Pre-heat oven to 350.

Coat a 9” round cake pan with cooking spray and dust with flour.

In the electric mixer, beat, butter/margarine and 1/3 cup of the sugar until fluffy.

Beat in the next 1/3 cup of sugar and beat well.

Add the buttermilk and the egg whites, one at a time. Beat well.

In another bowl, mix flour, polenta/cornmeal and baking powder.

Add to the other mixture along with the vanilla. Mix well.

Pour into the prepared baking pan

Arrange apple slices on the top.

Sprinkle with the remaining 1 tbsp. sugar.

Bake 40-45 minutes until tests done.

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