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Gingerbread Spiced Apple Cake

Agnieszka Weiner
A moist apple cake with a gingerbread aroma and a crunchy topping.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 8 pieces

Ingredients
  

  • 180 g butter softened
  • 200 g dark muscovado sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 300 g plain flour
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp gingerbread spice mix
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 300 g apples peeled, cored and cut into 2-3 cm pieces,
  • 3 tbsp honey clear
  • 3 tbsp Demerara sugar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat an oven to 140 C (fan oven) and prepare a loose bottom round 23cm cake tin: line the bottom with parchment paper and grease the side.
  • In a food processor beat the butter and sugar for 2 minutes until soft.
  • Add the eggs, beat for 1 minute longer.
  • Add the flour mixed with the baking powder and spices, and process till combined.
  • Add the apples, stir well and transfer to the prepared tin, smooth the top.
  • Bake in the hot oven for 60-70 minutes.
  • Let it rest for 5 minutes, Mix the honey and the demerara sugar and spread on top of the hot cake.
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