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RECIPE #07
“Jean Gooch’s English Apple Cake” - Lee Mingwei

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Lee Mingwei’s practice is seen in line with that of Allan Kaprow's. His projects such as "The Dining Project" (1997-) in which daily activities do indeed become art, are always filled with love. Enjoy this cake along with his heartwarming story.
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• Story behind the Dish
I would like to propose a delightful cake that goes perfectly with afternoon tea. This is in memory of Jean Gooch, my dear mother-in-law who recently passed away in her deep sleep.
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This is Jean’s apple cake recipe that she also learned from her mother when she was a young girl living in English countryside during WWII.

• Required Time
20 min to prepare, 30-35 min to bake

• Ingredients (Serves 8)
3 “hard” apples (e.g. Granny Smith, Honey Crisp or Jonagold); 🍎🍎🍏
4 eggs; 🥚🥚🥚🥚
4 oz. of sugar;
6 oz. melted butter;
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6 oz. of self-rising flour (or all-purpose flour with 1 big tsp of baking soda);
1 tsp baking powder;
pinch of salt mixed in the flour; and
Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting

• Directions
Preparations
1. Two bowls and one cake pan.
2. Preheat the oven at 350F/180C.
3. Put a bowl in the oven with the butter as the oven is warming to gently melt it.
4. Grease and line the bottom of a round cake pan.
5. Peel, core and cut each apple to bite size chunks.

Assemble the Cake
1. Cook the apples for 3-5 minutes in medium heat, add 1 tbsp of water while cooking.🍎
2. In another bowl, mix and beat the eggs well, maximizing the air bubbles is the key. 🥚
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3. Add half the sugar to the egg mixture and half to the melted butter and beat each.
4. Add the egg mixture and to the now cooled butter mixture and beat together.
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5. Add the flour to the mixture and gently stir in (or slowly beat) to a smooth batter (do not beat too much, or the air bubbles will be lost).
6. Put all the apples at the bottom of a cake pan, pour the mixture in and smooth the surface.🍎✨

Bake
1. Bake for 35-45 minutes or until well risen, golden and firm to the touch.
2. Let it sit to cool for 15 minutes before serving (dust with confectioners’ sugar if you wish).
And…
Eat, leftovers will reheat well in the microwave the next day.

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