Bramley apple cake

Name: Bramley apple cake
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 8 - 10
Ingredients: 50 mL Unsweetened apple juice; 110 g Bramley apple, chopped (peeled and cored weight); 125 g Very soft unsalted butter; 125 g soft dark brown sugar; 2 medium eggs, beaten; 125 g Plain wholemeal flour; 50 g Self-raising flour; 1 tsp. mixed spice; 1 tsp. bicarbonate of soda; 1 dessert apple, cored, sliced and tossed in lemon juice; 1 dessertspoon demerara sugar

By Alison WalkerPublished: 21 September 2015

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In this delicious Bramley apple cake the tangy taste of the apples  is balanced by dark sugar. Serve as part of a seasonal afternoon tea or simply with a cup of coffee and a dollop of crème fraîche.

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Yields:

8 - 10

Prep Time:

35 mins

Cook Time:

1 hr 5 mins

Total Time:

1 hr 40 mins

Ingredients

Plus soaking

50 ml Unsweetened apple juice
110 g Bramley apple, chopped (peeled and cored weight)
125 g Very soft unsalted butter
125 g soft dark brown sugar
2 medium eggs, beaten
125 g Plain wholemeal flour
50 g Self-raising flour
1 tsp. mixed spice
1 tsp. bicarbonate of soda
1 dessert apple, cored, sliced and tossed in lemon juice
1 dessertspoon demerara sugar

Directions

1. Step 1Put the raisins in a non-metallic bowl with the apple juice and leave to plump up overnight.
2. Step 2Place the Bramley apple in a pan with a splash of water. Cover and cook over a low heat for 5 minutes. Beat with a wooden spoon until smooth. Set aside to cool.
3. Step 3Heat the oven to 150ºC (130ºC fan oven) gas mark 2. Line an 18cm round cake tin with baking parchment. Beat together the butter and sugar with an electric whisk for 4-5 minutes.
4. Step 4Beat in the eggs little by little, stirring well after each addition. Fold in the flours and mixed spice with a pinch of salt, followed by the raisins and apple juice. Stir the bicarbonate of soda into the apple purée and fold into the mixture. Pour into the cake tin. Lay the apple slices in a circle on top and lightly press down. Sprinkle the Bramley apple cake with sugar and bake for 55-60 minutes until a skewer inserted  in the centre comes out clean.