Apple & Ginger Cake
Todd was wanting some cake, but of course my oven isn't working reliably at the moment, so I was in a bit of a quandary as to what to do. I don't really like store bought cakes very much. They are always dry in comparison to homemade. Yes, we are very spoilt! Then I remembered my bread machine and I remembered seeing some recipes in it's manual for baking cakes. You can also make jam in it and fruit compotes, although I never have.
My bread machine is the Panasonic Automatic Bread maker, Model No. SD-2501
I figured I didn't have anything to lose and so I picked the Apple & Ginger recipe, which sounded really good. I also had everything I needed to make it . . .
Golden syrup, Granny Smith apples, preserved ginger . . .
Cloves, cinnamon . . .
Todd adores anything with cloves and ginger and cinnamon and apples . . . they are his favourite things to eat! I was pretty certain he would love this cake.
It was actually very easy to put together . . .
It make the house smell all gorgeous while it was baking! Just like "Home Sweet Home!"
Todd was out when I started it and as soon as he came in, he said, oh boy something smells good! that's always a really positive sign!
It has a beautiful texture. Its a bit sturdier than a normal cake . . . I would say more like a tea loaf.
Lovely flavours with the cinnamon and cloves . . . and those bits of preserved ginger. I adore preserved ginger!
It is well studded throughout the loaf . . .
The Demerara sugar on top gives it a lovely crunch! (This is Turbinado sugar in North America)
This is the perfect cake to sit down and enjoy a nice hot cuppa with!
Apple & Ginger Cake
Yield: Makes 1 loaf
A moist apple cake filled with lots of flavour. This bakes in the bread machine, although I am very sure you could also bake it in a regular loaf tin.
ingredients:
- 120g butter (1/2 cup)
- 200g golden syrup (2/3 cup)
- 300g self raising flour (2 cups plus 3 TBS)
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 2 medium free range eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 granny smith apples, peeled and grated
- 4 knobs preserved Stem ginger, drained and finely chopped
- 1 1/2 TBS Demerara sugar
instructions:
How to cook Apple & Ginger Cake
- Heat the butter and golden syrup together to melt the butter. Let stand for a few minutes to cool a bit.
- Sift the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and cloves into a bowl. Add the syrup mixture and the beaten eggs. Stir to combine well. Stir in the grated apple and the chopped ginger.
- Remove the kneading blade from the bread pan (bread machine) and line the pan with baking parchment, bottom and sides.
- Spoon the batter into the pan, taking care to keep it inside the baking paper. Sprinkle the Demerara sugar carefully over top.
- Select Menu 15 on your bread machine (my model is SD-2501) or 14 (SD-2500) and enter 1 hour 5 minutes on the timer.
- At the end of that time when the bread machine beeps, test with a skewer to make sure it is cooked. if it isn't done, then select 15 again and cook for a further 5 minutes or so. If it is still slightly sticky this will cook through during the stand period.
- Using an oven glove, remove the pan from the bread machine and let stand for 5 to 10 minutes before tipping out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
NOTES:
If you don' t have a bread machine, you can still bake this in a normal loaf tin. Use a medium loaf tin, line with baking paper and bake at 180*C/350*F/ gas mark 4 for 50 to 60 minutes.
One thing for sure, not having a working oven is inspiring me to step outside my comfort zone and try some new things I had not considered before! Don't worry if you are not the owner of a bread machine. You can still bake this delicious cake in a regular loaf tin and oven!!
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