Granny's Apple Cake

Granny's Apple Cake.

Ingredients:

250g flour
150g butter
160g sugar
4 medium apples, peeled, cored & sliced
3 eggs
zest & juice from 1/2 lemon
3 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
2-3 tsbp strawberry jam
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 pinch of salt

Method:

Using an electrical mixer beat butter, then add sugar & eggs 1 by 1, followed by vanilla extract, lemon juice & zest.
In a separate bowl mix together flour, salt & baking powder.
Add flour mixture to sugar mixture and stir until smooth.
Add milk & stir again (feel free to add more milk if the mixture isn't smooth enough).
Transfer into a round 25cm diam.baking pan.
Arrange sliced apples on top & bake for 40-45min at 180°C.
While the cake is still hot top with strawberry jam.