SPICED TOFFEE APPLE CAKE

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

Provided by Sarah Cook

Categories     Afternoon tea, Dessert

Time 1h45m

Yield Makes 15 squares

Number Of Ingredients 13

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

Steps:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 327 calories, Fat 17 grams fat, SaturatedFat 10 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 42 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 27 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 5 grams protein, Sodium 0.53 milligram of sodium

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