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Ingredientes
- 2 cups water
- 250g chopped butter
- 4 cups plain flour
- 2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
- 2/3 cup almond meal
- 4 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Candied apple slices
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 3 red apples, thinly sliced lengthways on a mandolin
- Icing
- 375g chopped butter
- 3 cups sifted icing sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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