Spiced Apple Cake
This delicious apple cake is subtly spiced and very moist
Makes enough for: 1 cake
Ingredients
- 125 g salted butter, softened
- 150 g fructose
- 2 eggs
- 1 lime
- 130 g flour, sifted
- 30 g almond flour
- 5 mls baking powder
- 7.5 mls ground cardamom, divided
- 2 apples
- 15 mls coconut sugar
Method
- Preheat the oven to 170˚ Celsius
- Place the butter and fructose into a stand mixer bowl and whisk until pale and fluffy
- With the mixer running, whisk in the eggs one at a time
- Zest the lime, and set the zest aside, then add the juice to the stand mixer
- Do not discard the limes
- Place the flour, almond flour, baking powder, and zest into a mixing bowl
- Add 5mls of the cardamom and mix to combine
- With the mixer running, slowly pour in and mix until just combined, scraping down the sides if necessary
- Pour the batter into a lined 20cm round, deep baking tin and smooth the top as best you can
- Cut the apples into quarters and remove the cores
- Rub the flesh with the lime to prevent them from discolouring
- Place the apples onto a chopping board, cut side down, and cut thin slices into each piece, without going all the way to the bottom
- Place the apple quarters around the edge of the tin, with the skin facing the edge
- Place the coconut sugar and remaining cardamom into a bowl and mix
- Pour into a tea strainer and sprinkle over the top of the cake
- Place the tin into the oven and bake for 45 minutes
- Remove from the oven and cover the top of the tin with foil
- Return to the oven for a further 10 minutes
- Remove the tin from the oven and leave to cool for 10 minutes
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing