Apple Gâteau Breton

First known as a Lorient Cake, this rich, buttery cake was entered into a pastry competition at the Paris Universal Exhibition by Louis Crucer – a competition which it deservedly won. In a twist to its story, French domestic servant Hélène Jégado is believed to have killed as many as 36 people by serving them her baked Gâteau Breton poisoned with arsenic! Rather than Hélène’s choice of filling, you can choose to make your prize-winning cake plain, with appl