• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (plus, additional as needed for dough)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup (1-stick) butter, melted and cooled
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Apple Filling --
• 7 to 9 cups apples, cored, peeled and cut into thin segments (* see note)
• 3 tablespoon lemon juice, fresh squeezed
• 1/4 cup sugar
• Custard Filling --
• 3 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Garnish --
• Powdered sugar, for dusting finished cake (optional)

In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon, stir to blend. In a separate bowl mix the egg, butter and vanilla extract. Add the liquids to the dry ingredients and stir until well blended, making a soft but stiff dough. Add more flour, as needed, to ensure that you have a dough and not a batter. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, toss the apples with lemon juice and 1/4 cup sugar. Grease the bottom and sides of a 10-inch springform pan.

Pat dough evenly on the bottom and sides of the pan (dough should be about 1/8- to 1/4-inches thick). Fill with apple mixture, pressing gently. Cover with foil. Place in preheated oven and bake for 15 minutes; remove foil and bake until apples are soft, about 40 to 45 minutes. The apples on top will look a little dry; use a toothpick to test apples for doneness.

While cake is baking, prepare custard by mixing the butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla and cinnamon together in a small bowl. Remove the cake from the oven at the 40-minute mark, check for doneness, and pour the custard mixture over top of the cake, allowing custard to fill gaps between the apples. Return to the oven and bake until the top is golden brown and the cake feels firm or set, another 20 to 25 minutes.

Leave to cool on a rack for 15 minutes. Run a knife along the sides of the pan and, leaving the cake on the pan base, remove the rest of the springform tin. Let cake cool to room temperature, cover with plastic wrap and chill for 4 to 6 hours, or overnight. Dust with powdered sugar before serving, if desired.

Makes one 10-inch cake, for 8 to 12 servings.

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