I'm planning on making this cake, tomorrow, and bought a special pan just for it. NONE of my 9" pans were this deep, so a trip to Walmart netted me a deep Nordicware 9" cake pan. Score! I have a technical question about presentation: I fell in love with the photo of this cake, sent to me in an email. The photo of the finished cake HERE, however...not so much. :( Because this is for a friend's 50th anniversary party, WHAT special care do I need to do to have it turn out as pretty as the email photo? To the O.P.--I'm sure this cake turned out amazingly tasty but I need to bring a real show-stopper to the party; it's expected of me. If this was for every day eating, how it looks in this blog would be utterly acceptable. I think the best way to assure a good presentation is to take care in the layering and placement of your apple slices. The sauce that is reserved to pour over the cake at the end should be kept separate, so that the design of the apples is visible. You can drizzle the sauce carefully down the sides of the cake between the apples if you'd like. I hope this is helpful. ~Amy

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