Farmhouse apple and sultana cake

Name: Farmhouse apple and sultana cake
Ingredients: 175 g/6 oz/generous 1 cup sultanas (golden raisins); 75 ml/5 tbsp milk; 30 ml/2 tbsp demerara (raw) sugar; 225 g/8 oz/2 cups self-raising (self-rising) flour, sifted; 3 eggs; 175 g/6 oz/¾ cup soft light brown sugar; 175 g/6 oz/¾ cup softened butter, plus extra for greasing; 175 g/6 oz/generous 1 cup sultanas (golden raisins); 350 g/12 oz cooking apples, peeled, cored and diced; 10 ml/2 tsp mixed (apple pie) spice; 5 ml/1 tsp baking powder, sifted

Preparation info

Serves
12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cakes

By Ann Nicol

Published 2014

About

This is a traditional, flavourful country cake made very simply and easily using the creaming method. It has a sweet, crispy top, a lovely moist texture and a spicy apple flavour – it makes an ideal tea-time treat. Keep this cake for 2 days in an airtight container in a cool place.

Ingredients

175 g/6 oz/¾ cup softened butter, plus extra for greasing
175

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 160°C/325°F/Gas 3. Grease and line a 20cm/8in round deep cake tin (pan) with baking parchment.
Put the butter in a large bowl with the sugar. Beat together until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs. Sift in the flour, baking powder a