Easy Apple Cake
Makes one deep 20 cm / 8 in cake
A simple cinnamon-spiced batter cake studded with tart apples and sultanas, best served warm with custard.
| prepPreheat oven to 350°F / 180°C (160°C fan) | ||||||||
| prepButter and line a deep 8 in / 20 cm cake tin with baking parchment | ||||||||
| 225 g self-raising flour | Mix flour & cinnamon | Rub in butter to breadcrumbs | Stir in brown sugar | Beat in egg, then milk to thick batter | Mix in apples & sultanas | Level in tin, sprinkle demerara | Bake 350°F / 180°C, 30-40 min | Cool in tin 15 min, then on rack |
| 2 tsp ground cinnamon | ||||||||
| 115 g unsalted butter, diced and chilled | ||||||||
| 115 g light brown sugar | ||||||||
| 1 large egg, beaten | ||||||||
| 6-8 tbsp milk | ||||||||
| 225 g Bramley or Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and diced | ||||||||
| 100 g sultanas | ||||||||
| 2 tbsp demerara sugar (optional) | ||||||||
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