For the cake mixture:
3 cups plain flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
3/8 cup sugar
3 drops vanilla extract in 1 tablespoon of sugar
1 pinch salt
5 oz cream cheese
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup cooking oil
For Filling:
3 lbs apples
4 medium eggs
3/4 cup soft butter or margarin
1/2 cup sugar
2-3 drops lemon extract
30 oz cream cheese
1/4 cup plain flour
For crumble:
2 cups flour
3 oz ground almonds without skins
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup soft butter or margarine
1. Preheat oven ot 350 ºF
2. make the dough by mixing together the flour and baking poweder then sift into a mixing bowl and add the other ingredients. Stir with a hand mixer until all ingredients mixed then hand knead until dough becomes less sticky. Shape dough int a roll on a floured work surface. Then roll out the dough and place on a stip of aluminum foil inside a baking sheet.
3. Making the filling: wash, peel, core and cut the apples into thin segments. Arrange the apples overlapping each other on the base. Whisk egg whites with hand mixer until stiff. Put the softened butter or margarine in a mixing bowl and whisk until homogenous. Add sugar, lemon extract, egg yolk, cream cheese and flour and whisk . Fold the beaten egg whites into the cream cheese mixture and cover the apples with this mixture.
4. To make the crumple: sift flour and add almonds, sugar, cinnamon, and softened butter or margarin. Stir with hand mixer until the crumble has the right texture. Sprinkle crumble over the cheese mixture and bake in the oven for about 60 min.
