Apple and oatmeal cake
This cake makes a lovely dessert served warm and topped with custard. Alternatively, it is a perfect addition to a cup of tea.
Makes: 80
Ingredients:
- 200g oats
- 625ml boiling water
- 230g butter
- 100g brown sugar
- 120g castor sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste (optional)
- 300g wholemeal self-raising flour
- 160g self-raising flour
- 4g ground cinnamon
- 4g ground nutmeg
- 4 Granny Smith apples (460g flesh grated)
- 200g sultanas
- 60ml extra virgin olive oil
- 200g toasted almonds, very finely chopped
Topping
- 100g butter
- 250ml milk
- 55g skim milk powder
- 135g brown sugar
- 75g oats
- 150g finely ground almonds
- 120g desiccated coconut
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C, grease and line a gastro tray with parchment (530mm length x325mm width x 100m depth).
- Place your oats in a bowl and cover with boiling water, then set aside.
- Cream your butter and sugar in the kitchen-aid or mixer, until light and pale. Beat in your eggs and vanilla, adding one egg at a time.
- In a separate bowl combine the flour, cinnamon and nutmeg. In another bowl mix the sultanas, olive oil and chopped nuts.
- Add the oats to the egg and butter mix. Fold in the flour, sultanas, olive oil and nuts and stir to combine. Pour into the prepared tin.
- Now for the topping. Place the butter in a medium sized pan to melt. Add the milk and brown sugar, dissolve and bring to the boil.
- Remove from the heat and mix in the oats, nuts and coconut. Crumble over the top of the raw cake and press in slightly.
- Place the cake into the preheated oven and bake for 35-45 minutes or until golden and cooked through. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool.
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Recipe courtesy of the Maggie Beer Foundation. To find more information please visit their website here. Follow the Maggie Beer Foundation on Facebook here.
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