Dorset Apple Cake

"This is my version of Dorset Apple Cake based on an old sounding recipe I found online. I've converted it to metric and made the recipe more specific."
 
Download
photo by Jacky19 photo by Jacky19
photo by Jacky19
photo by Dorel photo by Dorel
photo by Heather Sullivan photo by Heather Sullivan
Ready In:
40mins
Ingredients:
9
Yields:
1 cake
Serves:
6
Advertisement

ingredients

Advertisement

directions

  • Rub butter into flour.
  • Stir in baking powder.
  • In a separate bowl, stir sugar into the chopped apples and raisins.
  • Add egg and milk and mix gently to a firm sticky dough, add sugared apple pieces & raisins and mix again.
  • Scrape into greased or buttered 8x8inch cake pan. Wet hands and press mixture into pan.
  • Bake for 30minutes at 330F, 165°C.

Questions & Replies

Got a question? Share it with the community!
Advertisement

Reviews

  1. I live in Dorset so I get to try various types of this cake. Try sultanas rather than raisins and add a rounded teaspoon of mixed spice* and the zest of half a lemon. To stop the apple browning put the cubed apple in a polythene bag with a little lemon juice and shake up. Drain any surplus juice before adding it to the cake mix. *not sure if mixed spice is the same in USA as in the UK. In the UK its a mixture of ground cinnamon, cloves, mace, nutmeg, coriander & allspice.
     
  2. I am in heaven LOL I had a recipe very similar to this many years ago but lost it. Mine didn't have raisens so when I made your recipe I did leave them out as well. To those who try this recipe the mixture is more like a scone mix, not cake batter, so that is why you have to pat it out into the tin. Thanks so much for posting:)
     
  3. I had a little difficulty making this but the flavor was good and DH and I both enjoyed eating it. I added 1 teaspoon cinnamon to the flour-baking powder mixture before cutting in the butter. I used 2 Granny Smith apples and the weight when peeled and cored came to 215g. I used my scale to weigh everything. When I added the egg-milk mixture I couldn't get it to come together, very crumbly so I added another 2 tablespoons milk. It still didn't come together but I added the apple sugar mixture anyway and was able to smoosh it together using my hands. I patted in into the baking dish and pressed it down and baked at 350*F for 35 minutes. It had good flavor. Perhaps it would have been easier to mix in an elecric mixer. Thanks for posting the recipe Heather.
     
Advertisement

RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

Find More Recipes