Spiced Apple Cake
This versatile cake makes a great packed lunch addition or can be served dusted with icing sugar as a dessert cake if wished. Rhubarb can be substituted for apples. You will need about four stalks to make your Spiced Apple Cake.
Ingredients
- 3 Granny Smith apples
- 100 g butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons DYC Apple Cider Vinegar
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 cup hot water
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1
Peel the apples.
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Melt the butter in a mixer bowl or saucepan large enough to mix all the ingredients.
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3
Beat in the sugar and eggs until combined.
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4
Mix in the DYC Apple Cider Vinegar.
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5
Sift the flour, baking soda, mixed spice and ground cloves together and add to the butter mixture.
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6
Beat until nearly combined then add the water beating until smooth.
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Spread the mixture into a 20 centimeter square baking paper bottom lined cake tin.
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8
Cut the apples into quarters, core and cut each quarter into four.
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Press the apple slices into the surface of the cake mixture.
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Bake at 180 degrees C for 45 - 50 minutes or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
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Cover with a clean cloth for 10 minutes before turning onto a cooling rack.
