Apple Cake
Ingredients Butter – 175 gms, plus extra for greasing Apples – 3 medium Dates, halved, stoned and finely chopped – 100 gms Eggs - 3 Self raising flour – 350 gms Blanched hazelnuts, roughly chopped – 100 gms Ground Cinnamon – 2 tsp Sugar – 175 gms  |
Method- Heat oven to 180°C. Lightly butter a deep 20cm loose-based or spring form round cake in, then line the base with baking parchment.
- Melt the butter by heating it and then cool it for 5 minutes. Crack the eggs into the butter and beat well. Mix the flour with the cinnamon and the sugar.
- Core and cut two apples (unpeeled) into bite-size chunks. Mix the apples into the flour along with the dates and half of the chopped hazelnuts.
- Pour the egg and butter mixture into the flour mixture and gently stir together. Spoon into the tin, smooth the top.
- Thinly slice the remaining apple (unpeeled) into circles, discard the pips, and then arrange over the top of the cake. Sprinkle over the remaining hazelnuts.
- Bake for 50 mins-1 hr until the cake is cooked and risen. Check if it is done by pushing a skewer into the centre – it should come out clean.
- Remove the cake from the tin, peel off the paper and transfer the cake to a wire rack. Cool completely. Keeps for up to 3 days.
