Saturday, January 29, 2011

A snack-box or picnic treat ...

Here's an easy to make treat for snack-time or as a dessert (from this week's playgroup)!


Spiced Apple Cake

125g butter
2 large apples (grated with skin on) eg Granny Smith or use ½ cup of apple sauce and 1 large apple grated
1 cup of sugar
1 egg
1½ cups flour (if using a blend of whole wheat flour with white flour then reduce flour to 1¼ cups)
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp allspice

Topping
1½ Tbspn butter (melted)
½ cup rolled oats
¼ cup brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon

Method
  1. Melt butter in medium-large saucepan.  Remove from heat and add apples, sugar and egg.  Beat to combine.
  2. Fold in sifted dry ingredients.
  3. Pour the mixture into a well greased baking pan (no larger than 23 cm).
  4. Mix topping together and sprinkle on the unbaked cake mixture. 
  5. Bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 30-45 minutes.
Different types of apples will vary the cooking time slightly.

This cake also makes a great lunch-box or picnic food.  Serve warm with ice-cream, cream or custard for dessert!

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