Classic American Apple Pie vs Traditional Dorset Apple Cake

Both desserts pair apple with butter, sugar, cinnamon and lemon, but they use them in very different ways. The American pie cuts cold butter into flour for a golden double crust that encases a generous filling of sliced apples tossed with sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon and a touch of nutmeg, baked until the fruit is tender. The Dorset cake instead creams butter with sugar, adds eggs and baking powder, and folds diced apples and lemon zest into the batter for a springy cake. A sprinkle of demerara sugar gives it a crunchy top.