RECIPE - SPICY APPLE CAKE

SPICY APPLE CAKE

This is an easy but delicious cake to make when Granny Smith Apples are in season – no mixers required. 

  • Heat oven 180C
  • In a glass mixing bowl, melt 125g butter in a microwave for 30 seconds then stir into apples.
  • Peel, core and chop apple 3 small Granny Smith Apples (about 300g) into bite sized pieces.
  • Place chopped apples in mixing bowl with 3/4 cup sugar (250g).
  • Beat 1 egg with a fork.
  • Add egg to apples and mix well.
  • Sift together 1 ½ cups self raising flour, ½ tsp salt, 1 tsp mixed spice, 1 tsp cinnamon into the apple mixture.
  • Now stir in 2 tbsps sultanas.
  • Grease a cake tin.
  • Empty crumbly cake mixture into tin and flatten with a back of a spoon.
  • Bake for 50 – 60 minutes.
  • Serve warm, with a drizzle of fresh cream.