Let the butter get to room temperature. Preheat the oven to 180 ˚C (350˚F). Put the flour and baking powder together and put through a sieve.
150 gr flour, 8 gr baking powder
Open the cardamom pods (if they won't open easily give them a soft thud with the pestle) and remove the black seeds from the pods. Grind the seeds in the pestle and mortar.
15 cardamom pods
Whisk the butter with the sugar until light and creamy. Add the eggs one by one. Add the flour a little bit at the time. Then add half of the ground cardamom.
150 gr butter, 3 tbsp of sugar, 3 eggs, 15 cardamom pods
Fill little caketins or one large one with the batter. Peel the apples and cut them into thin slices. Put each slight into the batter like they are standing up (look at the photo for the effect you want to achieve)
3 large apples
Mix the remaining 3 tbsp of sugar with the rest of the cardamom. Sprinkle over the cake or cakes, put into the oven until golden and well done. (around 20-30 minutes)