Apple cake recipe from Sainsbury’s

This mouth watering recipe was created by a French au pair staying with British apple grower Peter Hall 25 years ago. As part of the apple and pear season, Sainsbury’s  has teamed up with Peter Hall to bring us this fantastic recipe.

Serves 6-8

Ingredients
500gm tart British dessert apples – e.g. Cox Orange Pippin pre-Christmas – cored and chopped
75 gm self raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
125gms castor sugar
6 tabs milk
4 tabs sunflower oil
2 size 3 eggs, beaten
For the topping –
75 gms unsalted butter
100 gms castor sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 size 3 egg
Icing sugar
 
Method
Grease and line the base and sides of a deep loose bottomed 8” tin with greaseproof paper
Pre-heat oven to 170 °C
Put chopped apple into tin
Mix cake ingredients together to a thick smooth batter and pour over the apples
Bake for 45-50 mins until risen and golden brown
 
Beat the topping ingredients together and pour over the cake
Return to oven for a further 30 mins
Cool the cake in the tin then remove and gently peel off paper
Sprinkle the top lightly with icing sugar
Serve freshly baked warm with vanilla ice cream or thick dairy cream.