“We’re having a morning tea at work on Friday and I told everyone about the yummy apple cake you make. Could you please make one for me to take?” my fiancé asked.
I said yes, of course. I love baking and in fact, while we were on our holiday overseas it was one of the things I missed.
This apple cake is the ultimate in simplicity – you don’t even need to cream butter and sugar. Simply mix everything together and then slice a large apple and place it on top along with some demerara sugar. It couldn’t be simpler. In fact, it’s a great cake to make with children, not only due to it’s simplicity, but also because it doesn’t require a long attention span.
It’s up to you what fruit you decide to use as the topping. The only thing you should keep in mind is that the heavier the fruit, the more likely it is that it will sink into the cake during baking. Some great combinations to try are blueberry, pear, fig, peach and raspberry. You could try individual fruits or a combination, the choice is yours.
Do you have group morning teas at work?
By the way, I’ve submitted my apple cake recipe and a couple of my recipes for the Lurpak Challenge. To vote for this Apple Cake click here. To vote for my Chocolate Quinoa Pear & Plum Crumble click here and for my Cauliflower Sformato click here. Voting ends on the 10th of July 2011 at 11:59PM AEST and you can vote once per day until the deadline. Thank you!!
Apple Cake
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of self raising flour, sifted
- 1/2 cup of ground almonds (almond meal)
- 2/3 cup of caster sugar
- 120g of softened butter, cut into small pieces
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup of buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 1 large apple, cored and sliced
- 2 tablespoons of demerara sugar
Method:
- Preheat the oven for 160 degrees Celsius (325 Fahrenheit) and prepare a 20cm springform cake tin.
- In a electric mixer, with a paddle attachment fitted, add all of the ingredients except the apple and demerara sugar and mix until just combined. Pour the mixture into the springform tin.
- Top with the sliced apple and sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until the cake is cooked through.
Looks delicious! Do you think it would work if I used only almond meal, so it would be gluten free? Thanks.
I’ve not made the recipe with only almond meal so I can’t say how it would go unfortunately. If you do decide to give it a try I’d love to hear how it goes. 😀
Made this recipe – it was delicious! I couldn’t quite make the all in one method you’ve suggested so I creamed the butter and sugar, beat in the eggs and folded in the flour. So gorgeous!
Thanks Linda 😀 So glad you enjoyed it. If you like apple cake recipes you also might like this Apple Cider Cake https://deliciouseveryday.com/2012/10/31/apple-cider-cake/
Did you use a standard cake tin or one with a tube insert? I’d love to try this recipe.
Hi Jessica,
I used a springform pan 🙂 I hope that answers your question, however feel free to contact me if you have more.
Oh, from your photos it looks like the cake has a hole in the center & the original recipe on SmittenKitchen used a tube tin. But thanks for confirming that it works with a standard tin without a tube insert.
What a delicious looking rustic cake, my grandmother made a similar one, it was one of my favorites.
this apple cake looks gorgeous !! feel good food 😀 easy to make too !
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We don't have morning teas, but wish we did! This is so beautifully presented and photographed–looks divine.
I voted for all three. 🙂 Good luck!
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Thank you so much Ms Pearl 😀
Just beautiful! I can see why your fiance would volunteer you to make it. I'm off to vote for it!
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Thank you Nicole 😀
I am so happy to have stumbled upon your blog!! The apple cake is awesome. Loved your blog and your photography!! Do visit mine if you love Asian (especially Indian) food. Shall come back again very soon!
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Thank you so much for your lovely comments Purabi. I look forward to you coming back soon 😀
Lovely! Nothing beats the smell of baking apples in the kitchen IMO. Great job arranging the apples in such a pretty way =).
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Yummy! I hope you win!
Seriously tres chic, I can see the steam rise from the tea cup, the photography is beautiful.
Thanks Elle 😀 I was hoping you could see the steam from the cup of tea, even if it is faint 😀
My family is a huge fab of this cake. I have tried it with just about any fruit I can get my hands on and it has never disappointed me! Thanks for sharing the recipe and reminding that it has been a while since I have made this. maybe I'll use some of those fresh berries I just got.
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This looks gorgeous. I love morning teas at work!
what a lovely cake!