Delicious Spiced Apple Cake Recipe by Eunice Power

Eunice Power’s Spiced Apple Cake Recipe

Updated: Wednesday, 27 Nov 2024

Author: Eunice Power

Ingredients

For the cake:

• 100g plain flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 75g ground almonds
• 175g butter, room temperature
• 175g brown sugar
• 1 tsp five spice mix
• Pinch of salt
• 3 eggs, beaten

For the topping:

• 3 apples
• 15g butter, melted
• 25g sugar

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 160°C.
2. Butter the sides and line the base of a 24cm springform tin.
3. Sieve the flour and baking powder. Add the ground almonds.
4. In a bowl, beat the butter, brown sugar, five spice mix, and salt until light and fluffy.
5. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing in a tablespoon of the flour mix after each addition. Gently fold in the remaining flour mix.
6. Transfer the batter to the prepared tin.
7. Peel, core, and slice the apples into thirds. Arrange them in overlapping circles on top of the cake batter.
8. Brush the apples with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar.
9. Bake for about 50 minutes, or until the cake’s sides pull away from the tin and the apples become golden.
10. Let the cake cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
11. Use a knife to loosen the sides of the cake before turning it out. Serve at room temperature with thick creamy yogurt.

Enjoy your homemade spiced apple cake!