Easy Apple-pie Cake

This is from Martha Stewart. My cousin, Brittany passed it onto me. I love it!

This is actually a cross between a pie and a fruit crisp. The brown-sugar crumb mixture serves as the crust as well as the topping.

2 cups flour

1 cup packed light-brown sugar

2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 lb (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces

5 pounds tart apples, such as Granny Smith (about 12)

2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice

In a large bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, and 1 tsp cinnamon. Using an electric mixer or pastry cutter, cut in the butter until the mixture forms pea-size pieces. Press two-thirds of the mixture onto bottom and 1 inch up the side of a 9-inch spring-form pan.

Preheat oven to 350. Peel the apples, cut into thin slices, and place in a bowl. Pour off any accumulated liquid. Toss the apple slices with the remaining teaspoon cinnamon and the lemon juice, and put them in the prepared pan, pressing down gently as you pack them in (they will mound above the edge of the pan). Sprinkle the remaining crumb mixture on top.

Put the pan on an aluminum foil-lined baking sheet, and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until golden brown on top. Run a knife around the edge of the pan, and let the cake cool in the pan to set. Serve at room temperature.