Swedish Apple Cake

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

In a bowl, combine the milk, eggs, and the almond and vanilla extracts.

In a second bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Add the butter and half of the milk-egg mixture. Using an electric mixer at low speed, blend until the dry ingredients are moistened, about 1-1/2 minutes. Using a spatula, scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the remaining milk-egg mixture. Mix at medium speed for 2 minutes.

Butter a 9-inch cake pan and lightly dust with flour.

Pour the batter into the pan. Carefully place the apple halves, flat side down, in the pan. Spoon out cake batter from the holes left by the removal of the apple cores and add it to the batter in the pan. Spoon 2 tablespoons of jam into each of the holes.

Bake the cake for 45 minutes or until golden brown.

Let cool. Lightly dust the cake with confectioners’ sugar before serving.