Ingredients

  • For the dough
  • 125g soft butter
  • '70 Powdered sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 vanilla
  • 1 tsp grated orange peel
  • 100 g of finely ground almonds
  • 150g flour
  • For the cream
  • 400 ml milk
  • 100ml white wine
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 vanilla
  • 1 tsp grated orange peel
  • 6 tablespoons sugar
  • 4 tablespoons flour peak
  • 5-6 apples

Method

  • * Mix the butter with the sugar, vanilla and orange peel. Add egg and almond. With flour knead a soft dough. Add it gradually.
  • * Spread the dough in small baking pan 22/24 cm, as previously Jan. brush with butter and sprinkle with flour. You can cover it with baking paper. Put the pan in the refrigerator while preparing the cream.
  • * For the cream, mix the flour with the sugar, vanilla and orange peel. Add egg yolks and a little milk. Stir to a smooth pulp. Pour the remaining milk and wine. Boil the cream and let it cool. Optionally, you can use some instant cream or vanilla pudding.
  • * With vegetable peeler to make strips of apples without removing their bark.
  • * Wrap strips apples into florets.
  • * Pour the cream over shortbread and on it in a row of apples roses.
  • * Slightly glazed roses with warmed apricot jam. Bake cake in a preheated 180 * oven until the dough is baked, and the apples are golden.
  • * Serve the cake completely cooled.