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French Apple Cake

This is an unusual cake that makes a lovely dessert. The tartness of the apples gives it a fresh and light quality which is welcome at the end of a good meal.

French Apple Cake

Preparation Time: 50 mins

Cooking Time: 65 mins

Serves: 8-10

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Ingredients

  • 500g (1 lb) tart cooking apples e.g. Bramleys or Granny Smiths
  • 75g (3oz) self-raising flour
  • 1 level tsp baking powder
  • 125g (4oz) caster sugar
  • 75ml (2½ fl oz) milk
  • 50g (2oz) melted butter
  • 2 medium eggs, beaten
  • Soft butter for greasing cake tin
  • You will need a deep, 20cm (8 inch) cake tin, a cooling rack and baking parchment.

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Topping:

  • 75g (3oz) butter, very soft
  • 100g (3½oz) caster sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 1 medium egg, beaten
  • Icing sugar

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Method

  1. Preheat oven to 170C/325F/M3.
  2. Grease the tin and line the base with a circle of baking parchment.
  3. Peel, core and chop the apples, place in the tin. Put the rest of the ingredients into a bowl and using the Hand Mixer with beaters at top speed, beat to a smooth cream.
  4. Pour the batter over the apples and bake for 45 minutes on the middle shelf.
  5. Beat the topping ingredients together and pour over the semi-baked cake.
  6. Return to the oven for a further 30 minutes.
  7. Cool the cake in the tin for a further 40 minutes. Loosen sides with a knife and gently shake out onto the cooling rack lined with a piece of parchment. Leave to cool a little.
  8. Carefully turn the cake over onto a serving plate, so the topping is uppermost.
  9. Sprinkle with a little icing sugar and serve with some softly whipped Whipping Cream.

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Dualit Product Used

Dualit Hand Mixer

£79.99