Mary Berry's Apple Cake
A decadent sponge with apple tart is what you get from this Mary Berry apple cake. A perfect company for your cuppa.
Servings: 12 portions
Equipment
- Apple corer
- Grater
- Mixing bowls.
- Handheld mixer or
- Spatula
- 8 inch round cake pan
- Parchment paper
Ingredients
- 2 large green apples I use granny smith.
- 6 ounces self-raising flour.
- 6 ounces caster sugar.
- 2 large eggs.
- 1 stick salted butter melted.
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to gas 4/ 180℃/ 356℉. Line the sides and bottom of a round 20-cm/ 8-in baking pan.
- Peel, core and thinly slice apples. Soak them in water, and set them aside.
- In a mixing bowl, place the eggs, sugar, and vanilla extract. Beat them with a wooden spoon, a handheld mixer, or a hand whisk until the sugar dissolves.
- Fold in the flour, followed by the melted butter. Stir well until there are no lumps in the batter.
- Drain the sliced apples and dry them with a kitchen towel/ paper.
- Pour half of the batter into the prepared pan. Then arrange apple slices on the top, leaving some apples for decoration.
- Put the other half of the batter over the apples and spread it as evenly as possible. It may be tricky as the batter is sticky.
- Lastly, arrange the remaining apple over the batter.
- Bake the cake for about 1 ¼ hours.
- Once the cake is baked - you can spring test it - leave it to cool for 15 minutes in the pan, before taking it out of the pan.
Notes
- I prefer the flavour of green apples in desserts as they have a fresh tanginess. But you are free to use any other types of apples for this recipe. Red gala apples can be a good choice.
- The idea of soaking the apples in water is to prevent them from going brown quickly. However, I notice that if you use ripe apples, they go brown quickly anyway. So, another option is that you sprinkle a little fresh lemon juice over the apples.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 192kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 240mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g
Disclaimer
Nutritional info in this recipe is only estimate using online calculator. You should refer to it as a guide only. Please verify with your own data if you seek an accurate info.