Sunday 14 February 2010

Orange and Apple Cake

I thought this sounded good and when I get some marmalade, I will make it. In fact, I think I'll ask Cliff to buy some tomorrow.

220 g of butter at room temperature
210 g brown sugar
4 eggs
250 g whole wheat flour
1 1/2 t of baking powder
1/2 t cinnamon
200 g apples
100 g raisins
125 g marmalade
finely grated zest of orange
Demerara sugar

Cake Tin: 20 cm round cake tin, with removable base

160C / 1hr 15

1. Cream butter and sugar until light.

2. Whisk the egs.

3. Sift together flour, baking powder and cinnamon.

4. Core and roughly chop the apples. Apple sizes should be less than 1 cm square.

5. Add raisins to apples and then mix in the marmalade.

6. Add egg mixture to creamed butter and sugar a little at a time.

7. Gently fold in the flour.

8. Fold in the fruit mixture along with the orange zest.

9. Spoon in to cake pan and sprinkle demerara sugar on top of cake.

10. Bake for 1 1/2 hours or until skewer come out with no cake attached.

11. Cool before serving.