I baked a lovely apple cake recently, moist and gently spiced with a generous amount of fruit, the sugar topping gives a slight crunch. It’s incredibly moreish, perfect with an afternoon mug of tea in the autumn sunshine.
The garden produced an amazing crop of apples and other fruit this year, having plenty of fruit to bake with I made warming crumbles and tarts (spiced apple, apple and pear also apple and blackberry using foraged berries which was delicious), but I also want to pick some fruit for storing. I really must set some time aside to get on with that.
Back to that cake I was telling you about, here’s the recipe:
Serves 10
250g unsalted soft butter
200g caster sugar
250g plain flour
250g apples (cooker or dessert) peeled and diced
3 eggs
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
Half a mug of sultanas
Generous amount of demerara sugar for sprinkling
Preheat oven to 170C (gas mark 3), line the bottom of a 23cm cake tin with parchment paper and grease the sides. Cream the butter and caster sugar together in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy, beat the eggs together in a small bowl or jug and gradually add to the mixing bowl (add a tablespoon of the flour to the mix if it begins to curdle). Fold in the cinnamon, flour and baking powder until just combined, then fold in the apple and sultanas until completely combined.
Spoon mixture into the cake tin, spread the top until it’s level and push down any protruding apple pieces until they are covered to prevent them from burning. Sprinkle the demerara sugar over the top, bake on the middle shelf for 50 minutes, a skewer comes out clean when ready. Leave to cool slightly before turning out onto a wire rack.
Perfect just how it is or try adding ground almonds or walnuts. Enjoy!
Oh boy! Can’t wait to try this! Thank you for the recipe and mouthwatering photo!
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I just made an apple cake myself the other day, pretty similar to this one. So good!
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That looks like a nice alternative to my Breton apple cake. I’ve made a plain one and one with cinnamon and coconut so far (the coconut needed using up, other nuts might be better). I’ve also made a couple of crumbles, one with foraged blackberries and one without. I might get round to an apple tart tomorrow.
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I picked mint from the garden this morning to make tea and I’m listening to Billy Holliday thinking this was all quite perfect. Your post left me with the thought I’m really missing an important element. Fortunately I have everything in the kitchen to make your recipe; thank you for making this day a bit more special.
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Oooooh…. this looks absolutely delish! :-)
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Mmmm that cake looks so tasty :o)
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