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    Kari    ’s delicious apple cake

    Apple cake from the Fruit Village .
    Photo: Finn-Erik Rognan / Visit Norway
    Apple cake from the Fruit Village .
    Photo: Finn-Erik Rognan / Visit Norway

    "Norwegian apples are perfect for making cakes."

    Kari Nyhuus, farmer

    Kari Nyhuus Holteskog in the Fruit Village .
    Photo: Finn-Erik Rognan / Visit Norway
    Kari Nyhuus Holteskog in the Fruit Village .
    Photo: Finn-Erik Rognan / Visit Norway

    It's very easy to make. 

    Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream!

    Apple cake from the Fruit Village .
    Photo: Finn-Erik Rognan / Visit Norway
    Apple cake from the Fruit Village .
    Photo: Finn-Erik Rognan / Visit Norway

    Nyhuus' apple cake

    Ingredients: 

    125 g butter

    3 eggs 

    1 tsp lemon juice

    200 g flour

    3 tsp baking powder

    3 tbsp milk

    500 g peeled apples

    50 g sugar 

    Cinnamon

    Method:

    1. Whip the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, then add egg yolks and lemon juice. 

    2. Sift the flour together with the baking powder and add to the mix alternately with the milk.  

    3. Gently mix in the three stiffly beaten egg whites. 

    4. Pour the batter into a well-greased, 26 cm, springform pan.

    5. Divide the apples into wedges and remove the core. Place the wedges on top of the batter and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon to taste.

    6. Bake the cake for 55-60 minutes at 200 degrees Celius.

    Enjoy hot or cold – it's just as delicious either way!

    Kari is one of the innovative farmers in Fruktbygda, the Fruit Village, in Telemark.

    The Fruit Village .
    Photo: Finn-Erik Rognan / Visit Norway
    The Fruit Village .
    Photo: Finn-Erik Rognan / Visit Norway

    The apples here have such high quality they even have a protected geographical indication.

    Just like the grapes in Champagne!

    The Fruit Village .
    Photo: Finn-Erik Rognan / Visit Norway
    The Fruit Village .
    Photo: Finn-Erik Rognan / Visit Norway

    Read more about Fruktbygda, and meet the farmer who grows grapes in one of the northernmost vineyards in the world.

    Sleep in a wine barrel in the Fruit Village .
    Photo: Finn-Erik Rognan / Visit Norway
    Sleep in a wine barrel in the Fruit Village .
    Photo: Finn-Erik Rognan / Visit Norway

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