1 c. sugar
1 c. unsifted flour (all-purpose)
4 tbsp. butter, cut into 4 pieces
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 lg. egg
4 lg. Pippin (or other baking) apples
3 tbsp. butter
3 tbsp. melted butter
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 lg. egg
Preheat oven 350 degrees.
With metal blade in place, add all cake ingredients except apples, to bowl of food processor. Process until mixture resembles cornmeal. Spread this mixture in the bottom of a well greased 9 inch springform pan.
Peel, quarter and seed apples. Insert slicing disc and slice apples into thin layers. Arrange apples on top of crumb mixture in layers. Bake for 45 minutes.
Meanwhile, add sugar, butter, egg and cinnamon to bowl of food processor with metal blade in place. Process until mixture is smooth and sugar dissolves. Spoon mixture over apples and bake 25-30 minutes more until top is firm.
