-BELLE BESTOR DFPF73A 1 tb BUTTER

4 lb Apples; Golden Delicious

3 Eggs

1/3 c Honey

1/4 c Oil

2 tb Milk; low fat

1 ts Vanilla

2 tb Rum

1/2 c Flour: +2T sift unbleached

1 tb Baking powder

1 ts Baking soda

Salt; pinch

----------------------------------TOPPING---------------------------------- 1 Egg

2 tb Butter; melted

2 tb Brown sugar

Preheat oven to 425F. Generously butter a 12 inch cake pan or 10 inch springform pan. Peel, core and cut the apples into eighths. Place in a large bowl. Mix together the eggs, honey, oil, milk, vanilla and rum. Mix in the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Blend well and pour the batter over the apples. Toss everything together and turn into the buttered baking pan. Bake 30 minutes. Meanwhile mix together the topping ingredients. After 30 minutes, pour this over the cake and spread evenly. Return to the heat

and bake another 20 minutes, until caramelized on top. Cool in the pan on a rack. Serve warm or cool. Reheats well. -----