Mary Berry Apple Cake

We have had a plethora of apples on our tree in the garden this year. After giving some to the neighbours and packing some away, we still have a bag full. So at the weekend I made Mary Berry’s Apple Dessert Cake which was absolutely delicious, according to my colleagues who finished it on Monday. As it uses melted butter, it isn’t the easiest batter to handle, particularly as the apples are sandwiched between two layers of cake mixture but by working quickly, it was easy enough to achieve the desired result. If only I didn’t like cake so much……

APPLE DESSERT CAKE

225g (8 oz) self-raising flour

1 level teaspoon baking powder 

225g (8 oz) caster sugar 

2 eggs

½ teaspoon almond extract

150g (5 oz) butter, melted

350g (12 oz) cooking apples, peeled and cored

25g (1 oz) flaked almonds

Spread half this mixture into the prepared tin. Thickly slice the apples and lay on top of the mixture in the tin, piling mostly towards the centre. Using 2 dessertspoons, roughly spoon the remaining mixture over the apples.

This is an awkward thing to do, but just make sure that the mixture covers the centre well as it will spread out in the oven. Sprinkle with the flaked almonds.

Bake in the preheated oven for 1¼–1½ hours until golden and coming away from the sides of the tin.

Spread half this mixture into the prepared tin. Thickly slice the apples and lay on top of the mixture in the tin, piling mostly towards the centr

This is an awkward thing to do, but just make sure that the