Gluten Free Apple and Nut Cake

• 6 medium green apples, peeled
• 500 g dark brown sugar
• 350 g unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon natural vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 6 eggs, separated
• 100 g rice flour
• 200 g almond meal
• 150 g hazelnut meal
• 12 teaspoon cream of tartar

1. Preheat oven to 170C Cut the apples into eights and combine in a frying pan with 150g sugar and 50g butter.
2. Cook over a medium heat until the apples are softened, then divide the apples and syrup between two lined loaf pans.
3. Place the remaining butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat on high speed for 5 minutes, until very light, then fold in the egg yolks.
4. Mix in the rice flour and nuts gently.
5. Whisk the whites and cream of tartar to soft peaks and fold in gently, then spoon over the apples and bake for 40 minutes until a skewer can be inserted and removed cleanly.
6. Cool on a wire rack.

green apples, unsalted butter, natural vanilla, ground nutmeg, eggs, rice flour, almond meal, hazelnut meal, cream of tartar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/gluten-free-apple-and-nut-cake-514371 (may not work)