
Main INGREDIENTS
- Fruit
Ingredients
Method
Ingredients
Cake
- 115g butter, softened
- 115g light brown muscovado sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 115g plain flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 55g ground almonds
- 2 dessert apples (300g), peeled, cored and chopped into small diced pieces
- 150g fresh raspberries
- 2 - 3 tablespoons icing sugar for dusting
Other
- A small knob of butter
- 14cm x 33cm strip baking paper
- Streusel topping
- 55g plain flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 40g butter
- 70g Demerara sugar
- 30g nibbed / chopped almonds
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Method
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1Pre-heat the oven 180°C / 350°F / Gas Mark 4 or for a fan oven: 160°C fan
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2Crumble topping
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3Sift the flour and cinnamon into a bowl, add the butter and rub together until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar and almonds. Set to one side.
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4Cake
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5Cream the softened butter and sugar together in a medium bowl. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Sift in the flour, baking powder and cinnamon, add the ground almonds and mix well.
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6Spoon the cake mixture into the dish and spread evenly. Make a layer with the apple pieces and fresh raspberries, sprinkle over the prepared crumble topping.
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7Bake in the centre of the oven for 50-55 minutes until golden brown and the centre is firm to the touch.
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8Allow to cool before removing from the stoneware dish.
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9Cut into squares or fingers and serve with a generous dusting of icing sugar.