SWEDISH APPLE AND ALMOND CAKE RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Swedish Apple and Almond Cake Recipe - (4.4/5) image

Provided by DeBruynC1

Number Of Ingredients 11

110g110g butter plus extra for greasing
150g150g soft light brown sugar
2large2 large free range eggs
210g210g plain flour, sifted
1tbsp1tbsp baking powder
pinchpinch of salt
1tsp1 tsp ground cinnamon
2tsp2 tsp ground cardamom
300g300g peeled, cored and sliced cooking apple (Shouldn't be more than one large one)
50g50g flaked almonds
3tbsp3 tbsp apple or apricot jam

Steps:

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C, grease and line a 20cm cake tin with a removable base. 2. With an electric hand mixer, beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl until pale. 3. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing until they are incorporated. 4. Fold through the flour, baking powder, salt, cardamom and cinnamon until you have a thick cake batter. 5. Stir through the apple and pour the batter into the cake tin. 6. The batter will be thick, so use a spatula to spread across the base of the tin. 7. Spread the almonds of top of the cake and bake in the oven for 40-45 minutes. Cover with tin foil if the almonds brown too much. 8. Remove from the oven and leave to cool. 9. As the cake is cooling, heat the jam in a saucepan until runny and brush over top of the cake.