Toffee and Apple Cake
 
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I made this with gluten free flour but of course just substitute for normal flour if gluten free isn't required.
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Recipe type: Cake
Cuisine: Cake
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 250g Self raising flour (I used Doves gluten free)
  • 250g Butter
  • 250g Brown sugar
  • 150g Approx grated apple
  • 3 Eggs
  • 2 tbsp Black treacle
  • ½ tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • Icing
  • 150g Icing sugar
  • 3 tbsp Dark brown sugar
  • 50 ml Milk
  • 80g Butter, very soft
  • Optional: Fudge pieces to decorate.
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC/Gas mark 4
  2. Grease and line a traybake tin of 20 x30 cm
  3. Melt the butter and black treacle slowly in a saucepan and leave to cool for a few minutes.
  4. Add the sugar, eggs and vanilla to the pan and mix well.
  5. Add the flour, baking powder and cinnamon and mix gently.
  6. Carefully stir in the apple.
  7. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and tip to level off.
  8. Bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes until firm and cooked. Use a skewer to check, if it comes out clean the cake is cooked.
  9. Leave to cool in the tin for 5 minutes before turning out on a wire rack.
  10. To make the icing:
  11. In a pan gently melt the butter and sugar together.
  12. Add the milk and stir until the mixture thickens.
  13. Leave to cool.
  14. Whisk together the icing sugar and butter until smooth.
  15. Add the toffee sauce to the buttercream mixture and whisk until well combined.
  16. Cut the cake into squares and use the toffee icing to decorate. I use just a little as I find buttercream a bit sickly but if you like lots make more icing.
  17. Optional: add some fudge pieces to finish off.
Recipe by Cherished By Me at https://cherishedbyme.com/2014/10/toffee-and-apple-cake/