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What you need:

  • 225g/8 oz Odlums Self Raising Flour
  • 1 level teaspoon Odlums Baking Powder
  • 225g/8 oz Shamrock Golden Caster Sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • Few drops Goodall's Almond Essence
  • 150g/5 oz Butter, melted
  • 350g/12 oz Cooking Apples, peeled, cored and sliced
  • 25g/1 oz Shamrock Flaked Almonds

How to:

  1. Preheat oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas 5. Lightly grease and base line a 20cm/8" deep cake tin.
  2. Place the flour, baking powder, caster sugar, eggs, almond essence and melted butter into a mixing bowl and mix well together.
  3. Spread half the mixture into the prepared tin. Place the sliced apples on top of the mixture in the tin, piling them mainly towards the centre. 
  4. Using two tablespoons, roughly spoon the remaining mixture over the apples. Do not worry if it is a bit rough looking as it spreads during baking.
  5. Sprinkle with the flaked almonds and bake for about 45-60 minutes until brown and set.
  6. Serve hot with ice cream or custard. Alternatively, serve cold or warm dusted with icing sugar.

Deep Apple Cake

CATEGORY: Cakes
COOK TIME: 45-60 mins
deep apple cake

What you need:

  • 225g/8 oz Odlums Self Raising Flour
  • 1 level teaspoon Odlums Baking Powder
  • 225g/8 oz Shamrock Golden Caster Sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • Few drops Goodall's Almond Essence
  • 150g/5 oz Butter, melted
  • 350g/12 oz Cooking Apples, peeled, cored and sliced
  • 25g/1 oz Shamrock Flaked Almonds

How to:

  1. Preheat oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas 5. Lightly grease and base line a 20cm/8" deep cake tin.
  2. Place the flour, baking powder, caster sugar, eggs, almond essence and melted butter into a mixing bowl and mix well together.
  3. Spread half the mixture into the prepared tin. Place the sliced apples on top of the mixture in the tin, piling them mainly towards the centre. 
  4. Using two tablespoons, roughly spoon the remaining mixture over the apples. Do not worry if it is a bit rough looking as it spreads during baking.
  5. Sprinkle with the flaked almonds and bake for about 45-60 minutes until brown and set.
  6. Serve hot with ice cream or custard. Alternatively, serve cold or warm dusted with icing sugar.

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