Apple And Almond Brittle Cake

• 105 g caster sugar + 1 tbsp
• 100 g whole almonds
• 150 g cream cheese
• 6 tbsp sunflower oil
• 2 medium eggs
• 6 tbsp semi skimmed milk
• 300 g plain flour
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 2 None apples, halved, cored and sliced
• 150 g whipping cream
• 250 g sour cream
• 1 tsp vanilla essence

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F. Grease and flour a 10 inch loaf pan. Caramelize 2 tbsp sugar in a saucepan then add almonds and stir to coat. Transfer to a baking sheet lined with a silpat and set aside to harden. Break into small pieces.
2. Mix together cream cheese, oil, eggs, milk, 1/3 cup sugar, flour and baking powder until smooth. Transfer 1/3 to prepared loaf pan. Top with 1/3 of apple slices and 1/3 of almond brittle. Repeat layers of dough, apple slices and almond brittle. Finish with remaining dough. Bake for about 35 mins then remove and let cool on a wire rack.
3. Whip heavy cream to stiff peaks then fold into sour cream. Add 1 tbsp sugar and vanilla extract. Remove cake from pan, top with whipped cream then decorate with remaining apple slices and almond brittle.

caster sugar , almonds, cream cheese, sunflower oil, eggs, milk, flour, baking powder, apples, whipping cream, sour cream, vanilla

Taken from recipes-plus.com/api/v2.0/recipes/30078 (may not work)