Perfect for an autumnal afternoon tea treat that the whole family will love
Ingredients:
FOR THE APPLE CAKE:
· 225g Doves Farm Organic Wholemeal Spelt Flour
· 3 tsp Doves Farm Baking Powder
· 2 tsp ground cinnamon
· 1 tsp ground cloves
· 3 eggs
· 150g light brown sugar
· 100ml oil
· 4 eating apples
· 50g sultanas
· butter, for tin
FOR THE TOFFEE ICING:
· 75g butter
· 75g soft brown sugar
Method:
For the Apple Cake:
1. Pre-heat the oven. 190°C, Fan 170°C, 375°F, Gas 5.
2. Rub some butter around the inside of a 20cm/8” deep round cake tin or insert a baking liner.
3. Measure the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and cloves into a bowl, blend together and sieve into another bowl.
4. Break the eggs into a mixing bowl, add the sugar, oil and beat together.
5. Peel, core and coarsely grate two apples into the mixing bowl.
6. Tip the prepared flour into the mixing bowl and stir to combine. Add the sultanas and stir again.
7. Tip the mixture into the prepared tin and smooth the top.
8. Quarter, core and slice the remaining apples thinly (there is no need to peel the apples unless they are cooking apples).
9. Lay the apple pieces decoratively on top of the cake.
10. Bake for 65-70 minutes, until a cocktail stick comes out clean.
11. Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the tin.
For the Toffee Topping:
1. Remove the cake from the tin and stand it on a flat surface.
2. Cut the butter into cubes and put them into a saucepan, and add the sugar.
3. Put the pan over a gentle heat and stir occasionally as the butter and sugar melt.
4. Bring to a rolling boil then remove from the heat.
5. Stir until the bubbles subside.
6. Immediately pour the toffee icing over the top of the cake allowing it to run down the sides.
Credit: dovesfarm.co.uk