Spiced Toffee Apple Cake Food

SPICED TOFFEE APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease and line a 20 x 30cm baking tray with baking parchment. Put the dates and milk in a small pan and bring to a simmer. Remove from the heat and set aside for 15 mins to cool.
• Whizz the date mixture to a smooth purée in a food processor or blender, then scrape into a large mixing bowl. Tip in the butter, flour, brown sugar, baking powder, eggs, mixed spice and vanilla, and set aside while you prepare the apples.
• Quarter and core the apples, then slice quite thinly, tossing in a little lemon juice as you go. Quickly beat together the cake ingredients with an electric whisk until smooth, then scrape into the baking tray. Arrange the apple slices, overlapping in rows, on top of the cake - you should be able to get 3 rows lengthways down the tray. Bake for 45-50 mins until a skewer poked into the centre of the cake comes out clean. Cool in the tray.
• Put the toffees in a small pan with a good splash of milk and gently melt, stirring, until runny. To finish, dust with a little icing sugar, then drizzle sauce all over the cake. Cut into squares or slices to serve.

SPICED APPLE BUTTER COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• For the crumb topping: Put the flour, brown sugar, apple pie spice and salt in a small bowl and stir to combine. Add the butter and mix thoroughly with your fingers or a fork until all of the butter has been evenly distributed and incorporated into the flour. Form into small to medium clumps with your fingers.
• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8-inch square cake pan.
• Whisk together the flour, apple pie spice, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a small bowl.
• Beat together the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla. Reduce the speed to low and add the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the sour cream in 2 additions, beginning and ending with the flour. Beat until just incorporated.
• Spoon half of the cake batter (it will be very thick) into the prepared pan and smooth with an offset spatula. Dollop the apple butter on top and carefully smooth with the spatula. Spoon the remaining cake batter on top and smooth the top. Sprinkle on the crumb topping.
• Bake until the cake and topping are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool in the pan 20 minutes, then invert onto a plate; invert back onto a rack to cool completely.

SPICED APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• For the apples: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch glass baking pan.
• Mix together the apples, granulated sugar and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• For the cake: Combine the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl. Using a hand-held mixer, beat on medium high until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time until fully combined, then add the all-purpose flour, almond flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and buttermilk. Beat on low speed until a few streaks remain, then fold together with a rubber spatula until fully combined. (Do not overmix.)
• Sprinkle the bottom of the pan with half of the apple mixture. Spread the batter over the top of the apples. Top the batter with the remaining apples, making decorative rows across the cake. Bake, rotating the pan halfway through, until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Allow the cake to cool slightly before dusting with powdered sugar and serving.

SPICED APPLE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease and flour a 9-inch round springform pan or a 9 x 9-inch square baking pan or baking dish.
• To Make the Cake: In a bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder and salt.
• In another bowl, toss the apples with the juice.
• In a small bowl, stir together the brown sugar, cardamom and cinnamon.
• Add to the apples and toss to coat.
• Set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the flat beater, combine the butter, cream cheese, granulated sugar and vanilla and beat on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add the flour mixture in 2 or 3 additions and beat well until smooth.
• Using a large rubber spatula, gently fold in the apples just until evenly distributed, no more than a few strokes.
• Do not overmix.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly.
• Bake until the top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 60 to 70 minutes. Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let cool for 5 minutes.
• To Make the Glaze: In a small bowl, whisk together the confectioners' sugar, the 2 tablespoons milk and the vanilla until smooth and pourable.
• Adjust the consistency of the glaze by adding more milk, a few drops at a time, if needed.
• Remove the sides of the springform pan, if using, and place the cake on a wire rack set over a piece of waxed paper to catch any drips.
• While the cake is warm, drizzle with the glaze.
• Let the cake cool to room temperature.
• Cut into wedges or squares to serve.

LIGHT SPICED APPLE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Lightly grease an 8-inch square baking pan.
• In a measuring cup, combine 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoons nutmeg and 1/8 teaspoons cloves.
• Halve and core apples; peel one of the halves and finely chop; thinly slice remaining 3 apple halves.
• In a large bowl, combine baking mix, remaining 1/4 cup sugar, remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, remaining 1/2 teaspoons nutmeg and remaining 1/8 teaspoons cloves.
• In a small bowl, combine egg, milk and butter; stir into dry ingredients, beating until combined, about 30 seconds (batter will be lumpy).
• Stir in the chopped apple; spread batter in prepared pan.
• Arrange appple slices over batter, overlapping slightly.
• Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 25 minutes.
• Let cool on a wire rack.
• Serve warm.