Moist Fruit Gateau

Name: Moist Fruit Gateau
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: European, French, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 cups self-rising flour; 1 teaspoon Baking powder; 0.25 cup Corn starch; 0.5 cup butter (diced); 0.5 cup caster sugar; 0.5 teaspoon Almond extract; 8 ounces cooking apples (peeled, cored and chopped); 1 lemon (finely grated zest); 1 large egg (beaten); 1 tablespoon milk; 1 cooking Apple (peeled, cored and thinly sliced); 0.5 cup sliced almonds; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; powdered sugar