This looks like a great cake and I cannot wait to make. One question however, what is the reason the unpeeled apple which is also not cored. Why not have the entire cake with sliced apples? Judith, you slice just the very top off the apple, and stick it stem-side-down in the pan. That way, when you turn the baked cake over, you have a cute little apple step sticking out of the very center. You take the rest of that same apple and peel, core, and slice it, and it becomes part of the topping. Sorry for the confusion! PJH

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