A traditional cake that is good served sliced for afternoon tea or as a dessert with cream. It is a delicious way to use some of our wonderful British apples.
250g cooking apples peeled, cored, sliced and sprinkled with lemon juice
250g self raising flour
1 tsp ground cinnamon
150g butter, cut into small pieces
150g soft brown sugar
2 eggs
4 tbsp milk
2 tbsp Demerara sugar mixed with a pinch of ground cinnamon, this is a topping for the cake
Grease and line an 18cm deep round cake tin and preheat the oven to 180C/gas mark.
1.Sift the flour and cinnamon into a mixing bowl.
2.Rub in the butter.
3.Stir in the sugar.
4.Mix in the egg and milk well beating with a wooden spoon.
5.Stir in the apples.
6.Spoon into the prepared tin and sprinkle over the sugar and cinnamon mixture.
7.Bake for about 50 minutes until cooked in the centre. Use a fine skewer to test, if it comes away clean it is cooked.
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