Description
Warm, comforting Apple and Cinnamon Cake brings nostalgic memories of grandmother’s kitchen. Spiced with aromatic cinnamon and packed with sweet apple chunks, this delightful dessert promises pure comfort in every delectable slice.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake Base Ingredients:
- 200 grams (7.05 ounces) self-raising flour
- 100 grams (3.53 ounces) light muscovado sugar
- 3 free-range eggs, beaten
- 75 grams (2.65 ounces) butter, softened
Fruit and Spice Ingredients:
- 3 dessert apples (approximately 350 grams or 12.35 ounces before peeling)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Topping and Finishing Ingredients:
- 12 tablespoons demerara sugar
- 2 tablespoons apricot jam, warmed
Instructions
- Warm the oven to 180°C (160°C fan) or Gas Mark 4, ensuring precise temperature for optimal baking.
- Gently incorporate cold butter into flour using fingertips until mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
- Blend aromatic ground cinnamon and sugar into the crumbly flour mixture.
- Carefully peel and finely chop apples, combining them with whisked eggs to create a moist fruit base.
- Delicately merge wet ingredients into dry ingredients, using minimal stirring to maintain cake’s light texture.
- Transfer batter into a prepared, lined baking tin, smoothing the surface evenly with a spatula.
- Artfully arrange thin apple slices across the cake’s surface for decorative appeal.
- Generously dust the top with sparkling demerara sugar for a caramelized finish.
- Bake in preheated oven for 35-45 minutes, monitoring until cake turns golden and a skewer emerges clean.
- While still warm, gently brush cake surface with glossy apricot jam for added shine and sweetness.
- Allow cake to rest in tin for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to complete setting.
Notes
- Use very ripe, soft apples like Bramley or Granny Smith for maximum flavor and moisture in the cake.
- Gently fold wet ingredients to maintain a light, fluffy texture and prevent dense, tough cake.
- Dust cake with powdered cinnamon or add ground nutmeg for extra warmth and depth of flavor.
- Store cake wrapped in parchment at room temperature for 3-4 days to preserve moisture and freshness.
- Prep Time: About 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35-45 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 252 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg