Ballymaloe Apple Cake Recipes

APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking pan; set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugars, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. Add the apples, walnuts, butter, and eggs; stir just until combined.
• Spoon into pan; smooth with a spatula. Bake 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan. Dust with confectioners' sugar to serve.

BALLYMALOE APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• FILLING- peel apples, and cut into 1/2 inch pieces.
• (you should have about 3 cups) In bowl, toss with lemon juice.
• Add raisins, cinnamon, allspice, cloves and nutmeg; Stir well.
• Add honey and mix throughly; set aside.
• In large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder.
• Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Stir in sugar.
• Make well in center; pour in egg and milk.
• Using fork, stir briskly to make a sticky dough; divide in half.
• Roll out one half between 2 sheets of waxed paper to 1/4 inch thickness.
• Fit into lightly greased 9 inch pie plate.
• Spoon filling over dough; place other half of rolled dough on top of filling.
• Press edges together.
• Using sharp knife, cut small slit in centre of pastry top to allow steam to escape.
• Bake in 350F oven for 45 minutes or until cake is golden brown and firm to touch and tester inserted in centre comes out clean.
• Cut into 8 wedges while hot.
• Serve warm and pass whipped cream and brown sugar separately.