Apple + Honey Cake

Spiced Apple cake is one of my favourite cakes- I place it somewhere a little lower than carrot but on par with a chocolate brownie or a dense almond + citrus cake. I’d say it’s a bit of all-rounder in the cake department.... you can sometimes get away with having it for breakfast, it’s always great with a cup of tea and you can definitely have it warm from the oven as a comforting pudding!

This recipe is pretty versatile too. I use one cup of flour but what flour you use is completely up to you- plain will give you a lighter bouncy sponge, spelt a drier denser texture but a wonderful rich flavour and ground almonds will give you a dense but super moist cake. I generally use a mixture of all three - but go with whatever you prefer/ can get your hands on. 

You can also vary the quantity of apple you grate into the batter- the more apple... the stickier and more pudding-like the texture.

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1 cup flour (I use a combination of flour, spelt and ground almonds)

2 tsp ground cinnamon

2 tsp ground ginger

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

1/4 cup runny honey

1/4 cup olive oil

1 egg

3-4 apples, 2 or 3 grated and one finely sliced for the top

Honey, to drizzle

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Preheat the oven to 180°C and grease and line a 15cm cake tin with baking parchment. Set aside.

Add all the dry ingredients, including the apples, into a bowl. In a separate bowl whisk together the eggs, oil and syrup. Add the egg mix to the dry ingredients and fold in. Pour into your prepared cake tin. Arrange the apple slices ontop and drizzle with honey and cinnamon. Push the apple slices into the batter and then place in the oven for 30 minutes or until golden and risen. Allow to cool on a wire rack before turning out.