Tuesday 27 January 2009

Apple, cranberry & cider cake


I saw this delicious cake recipe in Maria's place The Goddess"s Kitchen.
I love the name of her blog and she has writtten A blog dedicated to perfecting the art and joy of baking and cooking by an aspiring domestic goddess!

And I can assure you, if you jump over to her place you will see what she means by Perfecting the art and joy od baking.
Her place is raining with delicious baking goddies. Just like this Spiced Apple, Cranberry & Cider Cake
When I saw the cake I knew I was going to male them, but then I don't have the book she had written from were she got the recipe so I mailed her to ask her if she would be kind enough to send me the recipe and i think in a flash I got the recipe in my mail, whiwh I was so pleased and when I saw the ingridients , I was happy as I had all the ingridients here at home.
So this is what I made for sunday afternoon coffee. Ofcourse as it is sunday i took the cake to my inlaws place.
We all loved them.
I sreved with a dollop of freshly whipped cream.
Thankyou Maria for you wonderful recipe.


It was a real high cake

Ingridients:

3 medium red skinned eating apples
100 gm dried sweetened cranberries
200 ml dry cider
350 gm self raising flour
2 tsp ground cinamon
175 gm light muscovado suage ( I added 125 gm)
175 gm unsalted butter, melted
3 eggs beaten
For the topping
1 medium apple thinly slices and pips removed
3 tbsp of apricot jam, warmed.

For the cake peel and core the apples, then chop them rough.
Put the apple, cranberries, and cider in a saucepan and bring to the boil , then simmer very gentley for 5 minutes.
Remove the pan from the heat and set aside to cool completley.

Prehat the ocen to 180°C. Grease and baseline a 20 cm springform tin fitted with a flat base.
Sift the flour and cinamon into a bowl and stir in the sugar. Add the melted utter, eggs and apple and cider mixture. Stir untill just combines, then spoon into the prepared tin and lever the surface.
For the topping arrange the apple slices evenly over the top of the cake mixture.

Bake in the oven for 50-60 minutes or untill a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then turn out into a wire reack.

Brush the apricot jam over the top of the cake while it is still warm. Leave to cool completleu , then serve in slices.

Serve the with whipped cream or custard.

47 comments:

Maria♥ said...

Wow oh wow your cake turned out beautifully high and just gorgeous!! I'm so glad you enjoyed the cake and thanks for your sweet words.

Hugs
Maria
x

FH said...

How beautiful! My son loves to drink warm Apple Cider, this cake has all the stuff he likes. Looks so yummy, enjoy! :))

Sia said...

gosh, there is so many recipes to catch up... loved this cake and also the errisery u have posted before! just the thought of it is enough to make my stomach growl ;)

Cham said...

HC did u finnish the whole cake? Don't say yes, I want my share, like the glossy look u got on top of ur cake!

Finla said...

Maria thankyou, I was really happy how they turned out and it was a real easy cake to make too.

Asha I have never tasted warm cider, it is in my must try list.

Sia thankyou hi hi erriserry is one of my favourite kerala dish too.

Cham we had 2 slice left but then when we went yesterday to mu inlaws place we all shared them, so now at them moment there is nothing left :-)

Suganya said...

Gorgeous looking cake. Looks so good. YUM! So moist and decadent.

Priya Suresh said...

WOww wat a lovely cake, lovely ingredients too..HC next time i need my share too, dont forget me:d..

Anonymous said...

I just today made a fruity Apple Bread here...yours look the same pattern..YUmmy yum.

Varsha Vipins said...

oh..my..droollllll..gorgeous cake,,

Yasmeen said...

Lovely fruity cake,I'm sure your in-laws were very impressed:)

The Blonde Duck said...

I can't stand it anymore. I need something apple and delicious!

kamala said...

The cake is looking simply gorgeous HC..So moist..

AnuSriram said...

Wow... how could you make such beautiful breads and cakes :) Looks delicious! Nice picture... Very tempting!

Thistlemoon said...

It looks perfect! Yum Yum.

Ashwini said...

Wow yummy looking cake...It has raised so high and that is really a big piece to have..

Archy said...

Cake looks so wonderful,and so high with nice glossy touch on the top of the cake !!

Manju said...

wow!! It just looks soooooo yummy!!!! u r soo awesome!!

Lakshmi said...

Cake looks delicious and gorgeous HC. I envy all good bakers..I have a lot to learn there..

Mahimaa's kitchen said...

wow.. u r an expert in making cakes.. needless to say , these look terrific.

Dragon said...

Now that's a gorgeous cake!

Unknown said...

lovely lovely cake..muast have tasted great..

Raaga said...

this looks so beautiful. I might make it with raisins instead... cranberries are very expensive in India :)

Meeta K. Wolff said...

looks absolutely sensational! i love the addition of cider - it's just a different kick!

suvi said...

Looks DELICIOUS! I wouldn't mind a slice. Make that two. And then some more!

Rachel said...

It sure is a very tall cake...

pigpigscorner said...

wow that's a really huge and lovely cake! Looks really delicious.

notyet100 said...

omg this looks so yum,..;-)

Pam said...

It's just beautiful and I am sure it was delicious too.

Anonymous said...

just lovely... :)

Shreya said...

what a wonderful cake! I love the final picture..

Adlak's tiny world said...

oopps cant take it from the screen.. dear this is very unfair.. craving for it.. pack and send the whole hm quick quick.

Anonymous said...

This cake looks absolutely mouth watering. got to bookmark this one...:-))

Peter M said...

Happy, I can see the moistnes of this cake...fit for a godess for sure!

Vaishali said...

Love the cake, and how moist and rich it looks. Lovely job, Happy!

Cilantro said...

Lovely delicious cake. I love the Errisery in the clay pot( I think I am right )

Vera said...

Delicious looking cake!

lubnakarim06 said...

Makes me drool. Want to have a quick bite now.....

Navita (Gupta) Hakim said...

gosh the glaze shines thru..love the cake.:)

Deeba PAB said...

Oooooh HC, I love how tall & full of flavour the cake is. For some reason I've never made a tall cake...this one looks yum!

Premyscakes said...

it looks so delicious and perfect.

gtyuk said...

That's a nice tea time cake! I'd love to prepare this healthy cake for my teddies!

Raks said...

Looks mouthwatering! Love to have some:)

The Blonde Duck said...

That's a gorgeous cake! I'm craving a slice so bad!

Chibog in Chief said...

oh my oh my!! this is so delicious! i cant wait to make this tomorrow! my little girl will love this for sure...and yes i guess we do go on the same shop to buy our kitchenwares LOL

ps, miss you girl my PC was out of order for weeks snif snif

How To Eat A Cupcake said...

Wow that seriously looks so incredibly moist and delicious! Thanks for posting this!

Sam Hoffer / My Carolina Kitchen said...

What a wonderful recipe. I love anything with cranberries and that is one gorgeous cake.
Sam

Rosie said...

Your cake looks gorgeous H.C.!! I am so pleased you've baked Maria's cake and yes she has a brilliant blog :)

Rosie x