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 Plain sponge cake with chopped apple mixed in, slight flavouring of sweet spices. Known, by this name, at least since newspaper reports from the 1930s   Images: Alex Bray... See: Dorset Apple Cake  Original receipt from the 'Londonderry Sentinel' - Saturday 19 May 1956 Somerset Apple Cake 4 oz butter 6 oz dark soft brown sugar 2 eggs, beaten 8 oz plain wholemeal flour 1 tsp ground mixed spice 1 tsp ground cinnamon 2 tsp baking powder 1 lb cooking apples, peeled, cored and chopped 3-4 tbsp fresh milk 1 tbsp clear honey 1 tbsp light demerara sugar method Grease and line a deep 7 inch round cake tin.Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs, a little at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the flour, spices and baking powder and mix well. Fold in the apples and enough milk to make a soft dropping consistency. Turn the mixture into the prepared tin and bake at 170°C (325°F mark 3 for 1 1/2 hours, until well risen and firm to the touch. Turn out on to a wire rack to cool. When the cake is cold, brush with the honey and sprinkle with the demerara sugar to decorate. See also: Apple Cheese Breadcrumb Apple Cake Cheese and Apple Cake Dorset Apple Cake Shropshire Apple Cake Somerset Apple Cake Yorkshire Apple Cake  |
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