Apple, Cider & Spice Cake

Serve with cream or custard

Serves8
Prep40 minutes
Cook1 hour
Oven170°C Gas 3
SourceWaitrose
  • apple
  • cider
  • spiced
  • autumn

Ingredients

8
Serves 8

To Decorate

Method

  1. Grease and line an 18cm round cake tin. Peel, core and dice the into 5 mm cubes. Cook over a low heat with the cider (or ) until slightly soft and the liquid has been absorbed
  2. Cream the and until pale and fluffy, then gradually add the . Fold in the , and followed by the softened . Put the mixture into the tin and arrange the thinly sliced apple in a spiral over the top of the cake.
  3. Bake in the oven for approximately 1 hour, covering with foil if necessary. When cooked, a skewer, inserted into the centre of the cake should come out clean.
  4. Leave the cake to cool in the tin for 15 minutes, then turn out on a wire rack. When the cake has cooled completely, brush with hot .