Recipe of the Month

Make a date with Apple Day 

on 21 October

Dorset Apple Cake

12oz/340g self raising flour

6oz/175g butter

4oz/110g soft brown sugar

3 cooking apples

3 eggs

1 tsp mixed spice

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tbsp mixed peel or zest of a lemon or orange

Milk to mix

1 tbsp demerara sugar for topping 

Rub the butter into the flour. Peel, core and chop the add the apples into chunky peices and add these and the soft brown sugar to the mixture. Add the beaten egg, spices and mixed peel. Put into a 9 inch/23 cms cake tin and sprinkle the sugar on top. Bake in a moderate oven 180C/350F/Mark 4 for approximately 1hour.

 

Meryl’s Tip : you could double the quantities and bake this as a tray bake then cut into squares. For a fruity decoration, thinly slice another apple and layer the slices on the top of the cake. You can then use demerara or caster sugar to sprinkle on top. It's quite a versatile recipe!

Celebrate all things Apple this month

 

                             


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