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Spiced Apple and Ginger Cake

Janice Pattie
This cake couldn't be easier to make, all the ingredients go into the bowl, mix and bake - it's that simple. The result is moist with the apples and gently spiced with ginger, cinnamon and cloves.
3.84 from 25 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Baking
Cuisine British
Servings 8
Calories 319 kcal

Equipment

  • weighing scales
  • Measuring spoons
  • Lemon zester or grater
  • Large bowl
  • electric mixer optional
  • wooden spoon
  • Vegetable peeler
  • Sharp knife
  • chopping board
  • 20 cm (8 in) round deep cake tin
  • Cooling rack
  • baking parchment or liner

Ingredients
 

  • 225 grams self-raising flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 lemon grated rind
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon cloves
  • 100 grams soft brown sugar
  • 100 grams soft butter or margarine
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 4 tablespoon milk
  • 450 grams tart apples Bramley, Discovery, Granny Smith
  • 75 grams mixed dried fruit
  • 25 grams chopped crystallised ginger

Instructions
 

  • Heat the oven to 180℃ Fan (200 ℃) 400℉
  • Place into a large mixing bowl 225 g (2 cups) self-raising flour, 1 tsp baking powder, grated rind of 1 lemon, ½ tsp ground ginger, ½ tsp cinnamon, ¼ tsp ground cloves, 100 g (3½ oz) soft brown sugar, 100g (3½ oz) softened butter, 1 egg and 4 tbsp milk.
  • Mix together with a wooden spoon or an electric mixer until thoroughly blended.
  • Peel, core and finely chop 450g (3¼ cups) apples.
  • Stir in the chopped apples and 75 g (⅔ cup) mixed dried fruit and 25 g (2 tbsp) chopped crystalised ginger.
  • Turn into a 20 cm (8 in) greased and lined deep cake tin. Level the top and bake for about 1 hour and 20 minutes.
  • The cake should be golden brown and shrinking from the sides of the tin.
  • Cool for 5 minutes in the tin, then turn onto a cooling tray.
  • Serve warm as a dessert or cold dusted with icing sugar with a nice cup of tea!

Nutrition

Calories: 319kcalCarbohydrates: 51gProtein: 5gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 48mgSodium: 95mgPotassium: 246mgFiber: 3gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 390IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 65mgIron: 1mg