Apple and cinnamon cake

Name: Apple and cinnamon cake
Ingredients: 12.5 ml/2½ tsp mixed (apple pie) spice; pinch of salt; 1–2 tart eating apples or 1 cooking apple, about 225 g/8 oz; 1–2 tart eating apples or 1 cooking apple, about 225 g/8 oz; 10 ml/2 tsp baking powder; 75 g/3 oz/generous ½ cup raisins; 150 g/5 oz/1¼ cups wholemeal (whole-wheat) flour; 115 g/4 oz/1 cup gram flour; 200 g/7 oz/generous 1 cup dried, stoned (pitted) dates; 200 g/7 oz/generous 1 cup dried, stoned (pitted) dates; 115 g/4 oz/½ cup butter, plus extra for greasing; 175 ml/6 fl oz/¾ cup unsweetened coconut milk; 2 eggs, beaten

Preparation info

Serves
8–10

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cakes

By Ann Nicol

Published 2014

About

Dates and grated apples bring lots of fruitiness and moisture to this spicy cake mix, which also includes gram flour (made from ground chickpeas) and coconut milk, giving it an Asian touch. Good for packed lunches, this cake will keep for up to five days in an airtight container.

Ingredients

115 g/4 oz/½ cup butter, plus extra for greasing
200

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Grease and line a 20cm/8in deep square cake tin (pan) with baking parchment.
Combine the butter and dates in a food processor.
Peel, core and grate the apple and add to the butter and date mixture with t