This has been on fairly high rotation of late. I have tried it two ways – the way the recipe says and my way. Either are delicious and fine.
Just so you know, I double the cake batter mix but leave the amount of apple as it as I don’t have the size loaf tin Karen Martini suggests.
Apple Cinnamon Teacake
Adapted from Karen Martini, Sunday Life
The apples
- 4 apples, peeled and chopped finely
- 1/2 cup sultanas
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1/2 lemon, juice
The cake
- 140g butter
- 140g raw sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1400g plain flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- Preheat the oven to 180C and grease a 10x28cm loaf tin
- Mix all the ingredients for the apple mix together and set aside
- In the food processor combine the butter and sugar
- Add eggs one at a time
- Add flour and baking powder
- Spread half the mix in the loaf tin and top with half the apple mix
- Top with remaining mix then scatter over remaining apple
- Sprinkle over the brown sugar and then bake for 60 – 75 minutes.
