Apple Walnut Cake | ANN OGDEN GAFFNEY

Ingredients

• 2 ½ cups Walnut halves
• 1 ⅛ cups sugar, divided
• 5 eggs, 4 separated, whites reserved
• 1 pinch cream of tartar
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ¼ cup olive oil (see Ann's Tips)
• ⅔ cup All purpose flour (for GF see Ann's Tips)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 medium apples, peeled cored and thinly sliced.