Gran's Apple Tea Cake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
-
1 Large Cake
- Serves:
- 8
ingredients
- 2 cups plain flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon mixed spice
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 75 g butter
- 1 cup brown sugar (firmly packed)
- 2 eggs
- 2 -3 cups apples (diced)
- 1 -2 tablespoon milk
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Topping
- 2 -3 apples (sliced)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
directions
- Line a large cake tin with baking paper, and pre heat oven to 180 degrees celcius.
- Sift together flour, baking powder, mixed spice and 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon, and set aside.
- Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Gradually add eggs, beating mix after each addition. The mixture may separate at this point, this is natural so either ignore it (as i do) or add a tablespoon of the flour mix to 'settle' it down.
- Carefully fold in dry ingredients, alternating with apple.
- Add milk if necessary to get a thick creamy texture.
- Turn cake into the tin, and top with apple slices (i like to make this into a nice pattern).
- Combine cinnamon and sugar, and sprinkle over apple slices.
- Bake for one hour, or until cake springs back to the touch.
- I find this cake doubles well, although you need to be careful of cooking time. It also freezes well.
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Not much to say I guess... I am currently a Lab Assistant in New Zealand, and I love to cook!