Eggless Apple Cinnamon Cake

Ingredients:

All Purpose Flour (Maida) – 1 cup
Apple, cored and chopped with skin – 1 cup
Flaxmeal – 2 tbsps mixed & soaked in 6 tbsps of luke warm water for 10 minutes.
Pecans, crushed – 1/4 cup
Powdered Sugar – 3/4 cup
Baking Powder – 3/4 tsp
Baking Soda – a pinch
Vanilla Essence – 1 tsp
Cinnamon Powder – 1/2 tsp
Oil – 1/2 cup
Salt – a pinch

For topping:

Apple slices (thin) – 20
Clarified Butter – 1 tbsp
Cinnamon Powder – 1/4 tsp
Sugar – 3/4 tbsp

Method:

1. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon powder together twice.
2. Take soaked flaxmeal, powdered sugar, salt, vanilla essence in a large mixing bowl. Beat well until it soft .
3. Add oil and beat until it forms small bubbles.
4. Fold in the sifted flour and mix the batter gently with a spatula.
5. Add chopped apples and pecans. Mix well.
6. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C.
7. Pour the batter into a greased and dusted cake tin.
8. For topping, place the apple slices on top.
9. Mix sugar, cinnamon powder in clarified butter and sprinkle it on the apple slices.
10. Bake at 180 degrees for 35- 40 minutes or until the skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
11. Let it stand in the oven for 10 mins before removing it out.
12. Unmould once cooled down.