serves
6-8
prep
10 minutes
cook
40 minutes
difficulty
Easy
serves
6-8
people
preparation
10
minutes
cooking
40
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
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Fruity Bakes
episode • The Cook Up with Adam Liaw • cooking • 25m
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episode • The Cook Up with Adam Liaw • cooking • 25m
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Ingredients
- 3 - 4 Granny Smith apples, peeled and thinly sliced
- 150 g butter, diced, softened
- 1 cup (220 g) brown sugar, lightly packed
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 1 ⅓ cups (200 g) self- flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground ginger (optional)
- ½ tsp each allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg
- Whiskey, vanilla ice-cream, to serve (optional)
For the caramel
- 80 g butter
- ¾ cup (165 g) brown sugar
- ¼ cup (90 g) golden syrup
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180˚C (160˚C fan-forced). Line a 22 cm springform cake tin with baking paper.
- To make the caramel, combine the ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat and stir until melted. Transfer to the base of the prepared cake tin. Cover the caramel with the sliced apples in a decorative, circular pattern.
- To make the cake batter, combine the softened butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Cream the mixture until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition, followed by the vanilla essence.
- Add the flour, baking powder and spices to the bowl and mix to a smooth batter. Gently spoon the cake batter over the apples, then bake for 40 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
- Allow the cake to rest for 5 minutes, then carefully invert onto a serving plate. Serve with a splash of whiskey and a scoop of vanilla ice-cream.
Photography by Jiwon Kim.
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Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
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