Apple cake with apple cider glaze
This moist cake and its glaze is also delicious served warm as a pudding
¾ cup vegetable oil 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 cup plain flour, sifted ¼ teaspoon ground cloves 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon nutmeg ½ teaspoon bicarbonate soda ½ teaspoon salt ½ cup wholemeal flour ¾ cup walnuts, coarsely chopped 2 cups granny smith apples, peeled, cored and cut in chunks. 1 tablespoon apple brandy (Calvados) |
Apple cider glaze
30g unsalted butter 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1 tablespoon sugar 1 tablespoon apple brandy (Calvados) 2 tablespoons sweet apple cider 1 tablespoon orange juice 1 tablespoon cream Melt butter in a small saucepan and stir in the sugars. Add remaining ingredients and bring to the boil stirring well. Reduce the heat and cook for a further 4 minutes. Remove from the heat. Pour over warm cake. |
Preheat oven to 160ºC.
Beat vegetable oil and sugar together in a large bowl until thick.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Sift plain flour, salt, spices and bicarbonate soda into the mixture and add the wholemeal flour. Stir until well combined.
Add walnuts, apple chunks and calvados and mix well.
Pour batter into a 20cm well greased ring tin.
Bake approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes, until a cake skewer comes out clean.
Serving
Rest cake for 10 minutes before turning out.
Pour glaze over cake while still warm and serve
Beat vegetable oil and sugar together in a large bowl until thick.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Sift plain flour, salt, spices and bicarbonate soda into the mixture and add the wholemeal flour. Stir until well combined.
Add walnuts, apple chunks and calvados and mix well.
Pour batter into a 20cm well greased ring tin.
Bake approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes, until a cake skewer comes out clean.
Serving
Rest cake for 10 minutes before turning out.
Pour glaze over cake while still warm and serve