Apple Cake

Ingredients for  8-10  Servings

• 150g

  Unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
• 75g

  Caster sugar
• 75g

  Soft light brown sugar
• ¼ tsp

  Ground nutmeg
• ¼ tsp

  Ground cinnamon
• ¼ tsp

  Fine salt, plus a pinch
• 1 tbsp

  Vanilla extract
• 3

  Eggs
• 175g

  Plain flour
• 35g

  Wholemeal flour (or wholemeal spelt flour)
• 2 tsp

  Baking powder
• 2

  Medium bramley apples, cored, peeled and cut into 1cm pieces
• 1 tbsp

  Cornflour
• 15g

  Demerara sugar

Approximate Times

• Preparation :

  Less than 30 minutes
• Cooking :

  30 minutes to 1 hour

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/Fan 160°C/Gas 4. Grease and line a 20cm cake tin with baking paper.
2. Beat the butter, caster sugar, light brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt and vanilla extract together in a stand mixer with paddle attachment, until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. Mix the flours, baking powder and a pinch of salt together in a separate bowl, then gradually mix into the butter, sugar and egg mixture with a spatula or wooden spoon, stirring well to make sure there are no pockets of flour. Mix the apple pieces together with the cornflour until well coated, then combine with the cake mixture.
4. Tip the cake mixture into the prepared tin and sprinkle with the demerara sugar. Bake for 45 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
5. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely in the tin before serving with a cup of tea or a drizzle of cream.