Dorset Apple Cake Nigella Food

DORSET APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter and line a deep 20cm cake tin with baking parchment.
• Mix the flour and cinnamon together in a large bowl. Add the butter and rub into the flour using your fingers, until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in the light brown sugar. Beat in the egg followed by 6-8 tbsp of milk - add it gradually until you have a smooth, thick batter.
• Add the apples and sultanas and mix to combine. Scrape the batter into the prepared tin and gently level out. Sprinkle over the demerara sugar, if using, and bake for 30-40 mins or until golden and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
• Allow to cool in the tin for 15 mins and then carefully turn out onto a wire rack to cool further. Best served still warm with a little custard.

DORSET APPLE TRAYBAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter and line a rectangular baking tin (approx 27 x 20cm) with baking parchment. Peel, core and thinly slice the apples, then squeeze over the lemon juice. Set aside.
• Put the butter, caster sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour and baking powder into a large bowl and mix well until smooth. Spread half the mixture into the prepared tin. Arrange half the apples over the top of the mixture, then repeat the layers. Sprinkle over the demerara sugar.
• Bake for 45-50 mins until golden and springy to the touch. Leave to cool for 10 mins, then turn out of the tin and remove the paper. Cut into bars or squares.

DORSET APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Rub butter into flour.
• Stir in baking powder.
• In a separate bowl, stir sugar into the chopped apples and raisins.
• Add egg and milk and mix gently to a firm sticky dough, add sugared apple pieces & raisins and mix again.
• Scrape into greased or buttered 8x8inch cake pan. Wet hands and press mixture into pan.
• Bake for 30minutes at 330F, 165°C.

DORSET APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 180oc/fan 160oc, gas4.
• Grease a deep 24cm (9") springform cake tin and line with parchment paper.
• Peel and core apples and cut into 1cm pieces and toss in lemon juice.
• In a bowl, beat sugar, butter and lemon zest until pale and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, adding a little flour with each addition to keep the mixture smooth.
• Sift the remaining flour and the baking powder into the bowl and fold in with the ground almonds. stir in the apple pieces into the mixture.
• Spoon into the tin and level top, sprinkle with the demerara sugar.
• Bake for one hour. (skewer should come out clean).