Grandmas Apple Cake
A classic one here. A simple, fuss free, easy apple cake. Even my cat liked it. It nearly got wolfed down by my cheeky and greedy little fury friend.
I could see her eyes getting bigger and bigger, she was ready to jump and please do not think I did not feed her as she just had a large bowl of food!
Basically you just need to stir the ingredients together and pop some apples on top. You can dust it with vanilla icing sugar when it has cooled down if you like.
- Prep Time : 30 minutes
- Cook Time : 45 minutes
Ingredients
- flour - 200 g
- cornflour - 50 g
- eggs - 2
- zest and juice of lemon - 1
- raising agent - 2 tsp
- sugar - 125 g
- butter - 120 g
- salt - a pinch
- milk - 2 tbsp
- vanilla essence - 1 tsp
- For the topping:
- apples - 3
- apricot jam - 2 tbsp
- hot water - 1 tbsp
Instructions
Pre-heat the oven at 180 C.
In a bowl work the butter to a creamy consistency (an electric mixer would make it easier). Gradually add the sugar, eggs, vanilla essence, salt, juice and zest of the lemon. Incorporate well then add the flour, the cornflour and the raising agent. Stir well and add the milk.
You should get a mixture which falls heavily from the spoon, not to runny, not too thick.
Pour it all in a round cake tin.
Peel and slice the apples into quarters, scrape them with a fork and lay them on the cake.
Put the cake on the lower rack of the oven and cook for about 45 minutes.
Switch the oven off, take the cake out but leave the oven door shut.
Stir the jam with the hot water and when the cake is cooked spread it all over it and put it back into the hot oven for 5-10 minutes.
Best enjoyed with a decent cup of tea! 🙂
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Delicious. Love the work with fork.
E' deliziosa! Mi piace il frosting con la marmellata di albicocche! ^-^Il tuo gatto è bellissimo, anch'io ne ho uno. :-)Un bacione e buon fine settimana
Ho scritto frosting invece di topping! 🙂
Ma che dolce goloso, deve essere molto soffice e bello alto! Anche tu sei molto brava!Ciao
I love it! look absolutely delicious!!!
I just love puss puss so adorable!!!! I am huge fan of kitties! We have two of our own.. Grandma's cake looks amazing, moist and it has to be good if grandma made it the best recipes and thanks for sharing!
Cake looks awesome, by raising agent do you mean yeast..
It looks delicious! Have a nice weekend!
Ciao, la torta di mele è un classico che non delude mai, sfido che anche al tuo bellissimo gatto è stato tentato!!!Ti seguo e se ti fa piacere passa a trovarmi, anch'io ho degli aiutanti in cucina!!!A presto
ciao Alidaa! la torte e je bielissime e bunissime! Cuant tornaiso in Friul?Tra poc a tache il periodo dai sparcs! ven a cjatanus cusì i fasin une ricete insieme pal to blog: se ditu?;))ciao Raffaella MarsoniPS: ti ai scrit in furlan parseche a mi plas une vore! in font a e la nostre marilenghe, vere no? :))mandi!!
Thank you! Yes yeast for cakes.
Benisim! Si iodin prest! Vive il Friul! Vive il mangja'!
Alida, beautiful inviting pictures! Did the cat have a piece? :-))))
Beautiful applecake! I just love it!
I bet this cake smells divine and it sure looks pretty! As does your cat – I adore cats.
lol I just baked something apple to put on my page too. But I have apples left and this looks delicious so it may be my next project. 🙂
This looks delicious – I don't think I've ever had an apple cake but this would be a great idea for next fall when I'm inundated with fresh apples =)
I adore apple cakes. As you say, a classic and a very good one.
ti è venuta praticamente perfetta!! Complimenti sei proprio brava!!
Never used yeast in cakes before but this one is calling my name. Thanx Alida for a fab recipe.
awesome!……fantasic cake…….simply beautiful…..thank you for a lovely recipe…i'm def going to try this.
…………..and realllly cute cat!
Have not make an apple cake is a long time ;love this recipe.Rita
me encanta el pastel de manzana te ha quedado prefecto,abrazos y abrazos.
Lovely Alida,I have a similar looking apple cake recipe(almost forgotten) and now I have an urge to bake it…you may see one on my blog soon!!
Wow this looks amazing…so appetizing! I loved cooked apple…I might make this sometime! 🙂
interesting……..cake looking just great..nice cliks……….
Alida, this one is so beautiful! I love the cat!
That cake looks perfect!
The cake looks awesome, no wonder your cat wanted to eat all of it 🙂
Perfect cake looks so cute n nice presentation too…
I love apple pie and this apple cake looks fantastic.RegardsOlguis.
que ricooooo muy buena pinta y felicidades x tu blog is fantantic jejeje saludosss
waw.. what a delicious looking cake!!!
I made this cake the other day and it was delicious, didn't even have a chance to cool.. well there are 7.5 of us in this house!! Thanks for sharing. X
Thank you for trying this cake, I am very pleased your family enjoyed it!
deliciuos and awesome…
Dear Alida, I love recipes from the family. They always are the best.This is a very delicious looking cake. Your cat is adorable.Blessings my dear, Catherine xo
Hi Alida, thank you for the sweet comments you left on my blog, my favorite fruit is apple and my husband loves anything that has corn in it so I just had to make this, and it turned out delicious!!! Thanks for sharing, I love ur site 🙂
BUNEEE LA TORTE CUI MILUS quando vieni a casa la rifai vero?O MA IL TUO GATTO SI è INQUARTATO A FORZA DI MAGNA'
ah ah Lili e' diventata la star del tuo blog!!! La torta di mele e' un classico per la merenda :-). A presto!
Io alle torte di mele non resisto e più sono classiche più mi piacciono! Mica scemo, il tuo gatto… 😀