Delicious Apple Slice

• 3 granny smith apples (sliced total weight 470g)
• 2 teaspoons caster sugar (extra)
• 12 teaspoon ground cinnamon (extra)
• 275 g butter (softened)
• 38 cup caster sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 12 cups plain flour (all purpose)
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice
• double cream (to serve optional)

1. Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan forced.
2. Grease an 18cm x 28cm slice pan.
3. Peel, core and slice apples.
4. Mix together extra sugar and cinnamon and toss through the sliced apples.
5. Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar together for 5 minutes or until light and fluffy and then add eggs, 1 at time, beating well after each addition and then stir in flour, cinnamon and mixed spice.
6. Press half the dough over the base of prepared pan and then top evenly with the apples.
7. Spoon remaining dough over apple layer, then carefully spread with the back of a spoon or with fingers to cover evenly.
8. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until golden and firm.
9. Cool in pan, cut into squares and serve with double cream if desired.

apples, caster sugar, ground cinnamon, butter, caster sugar, eggs, flour, ground cinnamon, mixed spice, cream

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/delicious-apple-slice-512897 (may not work)