Dorset Apple Cake
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Dorset Apple Cake
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This delicious Dorset Apple Cake is easy to make all in one bowl. This traditional British cake is delicious served warm with custard or cream.
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Ingredients
- 350 g (2 ¾ cups) flour plain/ all purpose flour
- 330 g (1 ⅔ cups) sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ½ tbsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon (optional)
- ⅛ tsp freshly grated nutmeg (optional)
- 200 g (7/8 cup) unsalted butter or margarine softened
- 200 g (7/8 cup) apple sauce or apple butter
- 3 large eggs
- 3 medium apples cut into small cubes
- 1 tbsp lemon juice for the apple pieces
- 1 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch) for the apple pieces
- icing sugar to dust (optional)
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 170C (340F). Spray a 23cm (9 in) springform cake tin with cake release or grease with softened butter and dust with flour shaking out any excess. Line the bottom of the tin with baking paper.
- Put the flour and sugar in large bowl. Add the baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and spices if using. Stir together to combine
- Add the softened butter, apple sauce and eggs.
- Start beating together on low speed setting using a hand mixer (or in a stand mixer using paddle attachment).
- Increase the speed to maximum once the ingredients have been incorporated. Beat for a minute then stop and scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl with a spatula. Beat again until the batter is completely smooth.
- Toss the apple pieces in the lemon juice and dust with the cornflour. Fold into the cake batter.
- Transfer the batter into the prepared cake tin, level and bake for 55 minutes to an hour.
- Check the cake is done by inserting a skewer in the centre - it should come out clean, the cake should be well risen, golden and springy to the touch. Cool on a wire rack.
- Dust with icing sugar and serve!
Notes
- Unless specified otherwise all your ingredients including butter eggs and apple sauce should be at room temperature in order to achieve a smooth batter. If one or more of the ingredients are cold they will cause your batter to split or look curdled.
- To prevent your cakes sticking to the pans, properly grease the cake tin with a little softened butter and then sprinkle with flour shaking out any excess. I prefer to use a cake release spray for most of my baking.
- For this cake you can use a 23cm (9in) springform cake tin, a loose bottomed tin or a regular cake tin.
- Oven temperatures can vary so set a timer for 5 minutes before the specified time. The cake is done when the top is springy to the touch, the cake has just started to pull away from the edge of the tin and a skewer or toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
- Avoid opening the oven too often – or too early! - to check if the cake is done or your oven will start losing heat.
- Unless specified otherwise all your ingredients including butter eggs and apple sauce should be at room temperature in order to achieve a smooth batter. If one or more of the ingredients are cold they will cause your batter to split or look curdled.
- To prevent your cakes sticking to the pans, properly grease the cake tin with a little softened butter and then sprinkle with flour shaking out any excess. I prefer to use a cake release spray for most of my baking.
- For this cake you can use a 23cm (9in) springform cake tin, a loose bottomed tin or a regular cake tin.
- Oven temperatures can vary so set a timer for 5 minutes before the specified time. The cake is done when the top is springy to the touch, the cake has just started to pull away from the edge of the tin and a skewer or toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
- Avoid opening the oven too often – or too early! - to check if the cake is done or your oven will start losing heat.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
328kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
51g
(17%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
66mg
(22%)
Sodium
235mg
(10%)
Potassium
183mg
(5%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
29g
(58%)
Vitamin A
434IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
54mg
(5%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 14-16 slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 328 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 328kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 51g | 17% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 66mg | 22% |
| Sodium | 235mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 183mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 29g | 58% |
| Vitamin A | 434IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 54mg | 5% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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