Name: Spiced toffee apple cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: Makes 15 squares
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 200g dates roughly chopped; 200ml milk plus a splash; 250g butter softened, plus extra for greasing; 280g self-raising flour; 200g light soft brown sugar; ½ tsp baking powder; 4 large eggs; 1 tbsp mixed spice; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 3 small red apples; squeeze lemon juice; handful of toffees; a little icing sugar for dusting

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Spiced toffee apple cake

Spiced toffee apple cake

Sarah Cook

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Makes 15 squares

Easy

Prep: 45 mins

Cook: 1 hr

Plus cooling

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Try a twist on traditional toffee apples - sugared, spiced and very very nice!

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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200g dates

roughly chopped
200ml milk

plus a splash
250g butter

softened, plus extra for greasing
280g self-raising flour
200g light soft brown sugar
½ tsp baking powder
4 large eggs
1 tbsp mixed spice
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 small red apples
squeeze lemon juice
handful of toffees
a little icing sugar

for dusting

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal327
fat17g
saturates10g
carbs42g
sugars27g
fibre2g
protein5g
salt0.53g

low

Method

step 1

Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease and line a 20 x 30cm baking tray with baking parchment. Put the dates and milk in a small pan and bring to a simmer. Remove from the heat and set aside for 15 mins to cool.
step 2

Whizz the date mixture to a smooth purée in a food processor or blender, then scrape into a large mixing bowl. Tip in the butter, flour, brown sugar, baking powder, eggs, mixed spice and vanilla, and set aside while you prepare the apples.
step 3

Quarter and core the apples, then slice quite thinly, tossing in a little lemon juice as you go. Quickly beat together the cake ingredients with an electric whisk until smooth, then scrape into the baking tray. Arrange the apple slices, overlapping in rows, on top of the cake – you should be able to get 3 rows lengthways down the tray. Bake for 45-50 mins until a skewer poked into the centre of the cake comes out clean. Cool in the tray.
step 4

Put the toffees in a small pan with a good splash of milk and gently melt, stirring, until runny. To finish, dust with a little icing sugar, then drizzle sauce all over the cake. Cut into squares or slices to serve.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2011

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