You should try this! (or your wife should)

[Tom D]

We have this all the time, especially when the apples are starting to fall. Its great served warm with cream as a desert, or cold with a cuppa, and being a danish its also great as a hasty breakfast.

 

Danish apple cake. (Mary Berry)

 

8oz self raising flour

8oz caster sugar

1 level teaspoon of baking powder

2 eggs

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

5oz melted butter

12 oz cooking apples, peeled and roughly chopped (large lumps work well)

1oz flaked (or chopped) almonds for the topping.

 

Grease a loose bottom 8" cake tin.

mix flour, sugar, eggs, almond extract, butter and baking powder in a large bowl and beat for a minute. Stick half of this in the cake tin then chuck in the apples, top with the rest of the mixture. (it looks like there isn't enough mixture at this point but it expands) sprinkle on the flaked almonds and stick it in a cool oven 160C for an hour and a half. Its done when its a light golden brown and a skewer comes out clean when its stuck into the cake.

 

Its really nice this! and at this time of year there are loads of apples about..

[David Humphries]

Looks tasty Tom

Will give it go next weekend

 

We made a locally picked blackberry and bramley cobbler today

 

 

 

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[Gus McWilliam]

My boss made some the other day. Had it on our break ^^

[Robert_S]

Cheers Tom, it has been printed and handed to those in charge of such things

I shall let you know with marks out of ten.

[Ian C]

Won't bother giving it to our lass tom, she can burn water! !

 

I will have a go though

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Mary Berry rocks!

[Steve Bullman]

Its in the oven!

[Tom D]

We'll need pictures...

[Steve Bullman]

I think I did it wrong, im not much of a cook. Oh and tescos didnt sell almond essence so i skipped that and the almond sprinkles and put some cinnamon powder in instead. Will get a pic when its done.

[Tom D]

BTW I should have said, once its done take it out of the tin and let it cool on a wire rack so it doesn't sweat. Cinnamon is always good with apple, let us know what its like I might try it.