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Spiced apple cake

Serves 10 | Prep 20 mins | Cook 1 hr 5 mins

This can either be eaten as it is, slightly warm or at room temperature, or served as a dessert with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. This cake should be eaten on the day it is baked, or the day after – stored in an airtight container to keep it at its best.

Source: SIMPLE by Ottolenghi

Ingredients

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3 large eggs, lightly whisked
150 g caster sugar
200 g sour cream
130 g unsalted butter, room temperature and cubed
300 g self-raising flour
⅓ tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla extract

Apple Topping

130 g demerara sugar
1 tbsp mixed spice
2 large Bramley apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1.5 cm wide wedges
1 Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored and cut into 1.5 cm wide wedges

Instructions

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Preheat the oven to 160°C fan. Grease and line a 23 cm round cake tin.
Place the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer with the paddle attachment in place. Beat on a medium speed, until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla, a little at a time, until incorporated. Sift together the flour and salt and add this in a couple of batches to the batter, alternating with the sour cream. Turn the machine off as soon as everything is incorporated. Spoon the batter into the cake tin and set aside.
Place all the apple slices in a bowl. Mix together the demerara sugar and mixed spice and sprinkle over the apple. Toss to coat, then spoon over the cake batter. Bake for , until the mixture has risen up around the apple and the top is crisp, firm and golden-brown. A knife inserted into the mix will not come out clean, as the apples are wet, but you can tell the cake is cooked when you give the tin a little shake and the top doesn’t wobble.
Remove from the oven and set aside for about before removing from the tin.
Serve either slightly warm or at room temperature. When slicing, use a serrated knife to prevent the apples from tearing.

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