Huon Valley Apple Cake
A moist, golden butter cake laden with spiced orchard apples and finished with a crunchy raw sugar crust. Perfect for afternoon tea.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 50 min
- Total
- 70 min
- Servings
- 8
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Calories
- 340 kcal
Equipment
- •20 cm round springform cake tin
- •electric hand mixer
- •mixing bowl
- •baking paper
- •wire cooling rack
Nutrition
Per serving, approximate
- Calories
- 340 kcal
- fat
- 15 g
- carbs
- 48 g
- fibre
- 3 g
- protein
- 5 g
- calories
- 340 kcal
Instructions
- 1
Grease a 20 cm springform cake tin and line the base with baking paper.
- 2
Preheat your oven to 170°C fan-forced (190°C conventional).
- 3
Beat softened butter and caster sugar in a bowl until pale and fluffy.
- 4
Add the eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
- 5
Stir in the vanilla extract until combined.
- 6
Sift the plain flour, baking powder, and cinnamon into the creamed butter mixture.
- 7
Pour in the milk and fold gently until a thick batter forms.
- 8
Fold the diced apples through the batter until evenly distributed.
- 9
Spread batter evenly into the tin and sprinkle demerara sugar over top.
- 10
Bake for 45 to 50 minutes until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
- 11
Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then transfer onto a wire rack.
Chef's tips
Use a firm, tart apple such as Granny Smith to hold shape during baking. Cut the apples into uniform 1 cm cubes so the cake bakes evenly without wet pockets.
Ingredient substitutions
- demerara sugar → raw sugar or granulated sugar mixed with a pinch of cinnamon
- full-cream milk → buttermilk or dairy-free oat milk
Storage
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days or refrigerate for up to five days.
Reheating
Warm individual slices in a 160°C oven for 6 to 8 minutes or microwave gently for 15 seconds.
Common mistakes to avoid
- •Dicing apples too large, which makes the cake heavy and prone to sinking.
- •Overmixing the batter after adding flour, resulting in a tough crumb.
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