Thursday 19 March 2009

Spiced Apple Cake

Ingredients:
125 g butter
225 g dark muscovado sugar
2 eggs lightly beaten
225 g plain flour 225g
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp nutmeg
2 tsp ground cinnamon
300 g cooking apples, diced

Topping:
1- 2 tbsp clear honey
1- 2 tbsp demerara sugar


Method:
1. Pre-heat oven to 160, Fan 140.
2. Cream the butter and muscovado sugar for a couple of minutes, then mix in the eggs.
3. Fold together and stir in the apple.
4. Sift in the flour, baking powder and spices.
5. Pour into a well buttered tin and bake for 1 hour.
6. Combine the honey and sugar and paint onto the top with a pastry brush.

Keeps foiled for 4 days maybe longer.
- I love apple cakes.

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