Ingredients

  • 1 lb cooking apple
  • 2 ounces brown sugar
  • 1/2 - 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup cranberries (when you use dried cranberries add 2 tablespoons apple or orange juice)
  • 4 ounces soft butter or 4 ounces margarine
  • 4 ounces sugar
  • 2 large eggs, beaten
  • 4 ounces ground almonds

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Peel, quarter, core and slice the apples.
  • Put them in a saucepan with the brown sugar, cinnamon and cranberries bring to the boil and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Pour this mixture into a greased ovenproof dish, 3 inch deep, 9 inch diameter, (the dish needs to be deep to avoid fruit bubbling out during baking).
  • Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Add the beaten eggs a little at the time and incorporating them well before adding more egg.
  • Fold in the ground almonds.
  • Spoon this almond cake mix on top of the apple-cranberry mixture in the dish and even it out a little bit.
  • Put the dish in the oven and bake for 45 to 55 minutes.