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		Food & crafts => Recipes => Topic started by: Bionic on June 26, 2013, 08:01:41 pm
		
			
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				I've lost my tried and trusted recipe for Dorset apple cake  :(  Does anyone have a good one to share with me please
			
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				I love Delia's apple cake recipe. 
			
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				Hi, do you still need the recipe? I have a good one, will copy tomorrow if you need it. 
			
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				Yes please
			
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				Right, here goes!
 
 
 225g butter - softened, and extra for greasing
 450g bramley apples
 Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
 225g caster sugar+ extra for dredging
 3 large eggs
 225g self raising flour
 2 teaspoons of baking powder
 25g ground almonds
 1 tablespoon of demerara sugar
 200g clotted cream (optional)
 
 
 -Preheat oven to 180 deg C (GM4). Grease a deep 23-24cm springform cake tin and line with baking paper. Peel and core the apples, cut into 1cm pieces and toss with the lemon juice.
 
 
 -Cream the butter, sugar and lemon zest until pale and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, 1 at a time, adding a little flour with each addition to keep the mixture smooth.
 
 
 -Sift the remaining flour and baking powder into the bowl and fold in with the ground almonds. Drain the apple pieces well, then stir into the mixture.
 
 
 -Spoon into the prepared cake tin, lightly level the top and sprinkle with the demerara sugar. Bake in the oven for 1 hour or until well risen, brown and a skewer comes out clean. Cover with foil if too brown after 45mins.
 
 
 -Leave to cool in the tin for 10mins. REmove from tin and place on serving plate. Dredge with caster sugar and serve with clotted cream.
 
 
 Enjoy!!
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				thankyou