Apple Cake With A Sweet Glaze

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 4 -6 granny smith apples, peeled and cored (800g)
• 100 g butter, chopped
• 100 g golden syrup
• 1 3/4 cups caster sugar
• 100 g butter, extra (diced and room temp.)
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 3 cups self raising flour
• 1 cup milk or 1 cup apple juice

Recipe

• 1 chop the apples into small chunks (not tiny pieces).
• 2 heat the butter and syrup in a sauce pan - allow butter to melt and bubbling at the sides on a low heat. add the apples and increase heat to medium for 8-10 minutes until the apples are halfway cooked and golden - set aside to cool (about 20 minutes).
• 3 in a bowl beat the sugar, extra butter oil, lemon zest, spices and vanilla - beat until thick and creamy.
• 4 add the eggs one at a time until well combined. sift the flour, add the milk and fold through the butter mix together with a large spoon.
• 5 spoon half the cake batter into a well greased bunt tin. top with the apples - but no syrup (this will be our glaze later).
• 6 top with the remaining cake mixture and bake for 35-45 minutes (or until cooked when tested with a skewer).
• 7 once cooked, cool briefly and pour the glaze over the cake. let the cake cool until the glaze has been absorbed (about 20 minutes).
• 8 remove from the pan and serve warm or cold with cream.