Colleens' Apple Cake!

APPLE CAKEVegan Friendly!

Vegan Friendly Apple Cake Serves 6-8 

INGREDIENTS

100g Dairy free spread (or soft butter if not vegan) 

100g Brown Sugar (reserve 2 tsp for top) 

4 Eating Apples, cored and grated (my choice is Granny Smith) 

200g Plain Flour + 2tsp Baking Powder or 200g Self-Raising Flour 

100g dried fruits – (I used chopped apricots and raisins so be adventurous and use whatever you have in the cupboard) 

1tsp each Cinnamon & Mixed Spice 

1-2tb water if batter is thick 

Further ½tsp Cinnamon for top 

METHOD

Preheat oven 180c Fan Oven 170c Gas 4 

1. Cream the spread/butter and sugar. 

2. Mix in the remaining ingredients except the sugar and cinnamon for the top. 

3. Pour into a greased 8in round loose bottomed cake tin and flatten with a spatula. 

4. Bake for 30 minutes or until golden and firm remove from oven and sprinkle with the reserved sugar and cinnamon and return to the oven for a further 5 minutes. 

5. Cool in the tin before storing. 

6. This is a dense moist cake that needs to be eaten within 3 days

ENJOY!