Recipe: The Ultimate Apple Spice Cake

INGREDIENTS

1 stick

(4 ounces; 8 tablespoons) unsalted butter + extra for greasing pan

large apples (any kind you like, mix and match) (I used 4 Fuji apples)

large eggs

3/4 cup

sugar (I used Vanilla Sugar)

3 tbsp

apple schnapps, or Calvados (I used 1 tablespoon EACH brandy, boiled apple cider and water)

1/2 tsp

vanilla extract

1/4 tsp

salt

1/4 tsp

cinnamon (my addition)

1/4 tsp

freshly ground nutmeg (my addition)

1/4 tsp

ground allspice (my addition)

3/4 cup

all-purpose flour

3/4 tsp

baking powder