Spiced Apple Cake
This Spiced Apple Cake is the perfect winter warmer. Spiced with cinnamon and packed full of caramelised apple chunks.
Servings: 10 Servings
Ingredients
To Make the Spiced Apple Cake
- 4 Large Cooking Apples
- 4 tbsp Brown Sugar
- 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 200 g Unsalted Butter or Baking Spread
- 200 g Demerara Sugar
- 200 g Self-Raising Flour
- 4 Large Eggs
- 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 2 tsp Mixed Spice
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
Instructions
To Make the Spiced Apple Cake
- Preheat the oven to 180C (160C Fan). Line an 8” cake tin with greaseproof paper and leave to one side.
- Peel and core 3 of the large apples. Cut into 1cm chunks and place into a large bowl.
- Add 2tbsp of light brown sugar and cinnamon to the bowl and mix until the apples are coated. Leave to one side.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light, pale and fluffy.
- Add in the flour, eggs, cinnamon, mixed spice and baking powder and mix until all the ingredients are completely combined.
- Fold through the apples until they are evenly distributed.
- Pour the mixture into your cake tin.
- Peel and core your fourth apple. Cut into slices and place onto the top of your cake mixture. Sprinkle over the final 2 tbsp of light brown sugar and bake in the oven for 45-50 minutes.
- The cake is baked when it is golden brown on top. Leave the cake to cool in the cake tin for 15-20 minutes before removing and leaving to cool fully on a wire rack.
Notes
- This Spiced Apple Cake will last for up to 3 days in an airtight container.