Dorset Apple Cake

How to Making Recipes Dorset Apple Cake using 7 ingredients and 12 steps

Dorset Apple Cake - This Dorset Apple Cake has apples inside the cake and on top of the cake. And depending on the look you are going for, a Dorset Apple Cake can be baked in a round cake tin, made into a large tray bake, baked in muffin tins, or even baked in a loaf pan. Arrange your oven so you can bake on the lower or middle shelf and place a flat tray on the top shelf - this will help prevent over browning of the top of any cake that takes a while to cook. Choose any crisp sweet local apples for this cake recipe. Ingredients to make Dorset Apple Cake (Traybake) Apples - I would highly recommend using tart cooking apples like Bramley or Granny Smith which work fantastically well against the sweetness of the cake providing perfect balance!

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You can cook Dorset Apple Cake using 7 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients make Dorset Apple Cake

1. You need 1 lb apples (sour if possible).
2. It's 4 oz sultanas.
3. You need 6 oz butter/soft margarine.
4. It's 12 oz self raising flour.
5. You need 1 tsp ground ginger.
6. Prepare 6 oz sugar.
7. It's 3 eggs.

Dorset Apple Cake step by step

1. Peel, core and grate apples.
2. Mix flour, ginger and butter / margarine together until it resembles crumbs.
3. Add sugar, apples and sultanas..
4. Beat the eggs and add to mixture..
5. Mix until well combined.
6. Grease and line a 2 lb loaf tin, pour mixture in, level top..
7. Bake at 180C for 1 hour, until a skewer / toothpick comes out clean..
8. Allow to cool in tin for 10 minutes then tip out on to wire rack to cool..
9. Serve. Can be served warm or cold.
10. You can substitute ground cinnamon for the ginger..
11. I use demerara sugar, but you can use white or golden..
12. Look out for my other post for 'Ades Dorset Apple cake '.

Dorset Apple Cake - Dorset Apple Cake is just a cake that has apples, brown sugar and sometimes cinnamon. The apples can be in the cake, on top, both on top and in the cake; it's entirely up to you! It is also equally as good as a pudding with a good dollop of homemade custard top. Peel, core and thinly slice the apples, then squeeze over the lemon juice. As Dorset has adopted the apple cake as its official culinary symbol, I've plumped for the West Country variety, though those from further north may be interested to note that Julie Duff's. John Torode continues his two-wheeled adventure of Dorset. This week, he's pedalling inland to visit the beautiful Langham Wine Estate. Thank you and good luck