This tender, moist cake is
full of old-fashioned comfort, and the lovely brown sugar topping makes it special.
For a festive occasion, top with a dollop of whipped cream or Creme fraiche.
An easy and
'yummy' cake when the mid-afternoon hunger pangs
strike or after Dinner Desert.
Ingredients:
225g plain
flour
110g butter or margarine
175g brown sugar
25g demerara sugar (for topping)
90g sultanas
3 medium - large dessert apples, peeled, cored & cut into chunks.
2tsp baking soda
1/2 - 1 tsp mixed spice
1/4 tsp grated nutmeg
2 eggs beaten
Method:
Grease and line a 20cm cake tin,
Preheat the oven 180°C / Gas 4,
Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy,
Sift together flour, soda, and the spices,
Alternately add small amounts of the flour mixture and eggs,
Fold in the apples and raisins to make a stiff mixture,
Transfer the mixture to your baking tin and sprinkle the top with Demerara sugar,
Bake for about one hour or until the wooden or metal skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean,
Let cake stand for 10minutes
and then carefully remove from tin, place on wire rack to finish
cooling.
