Recipes

This delicious recipe for Somerset Apple Cake can be served cold or warm with custard or cream, and has been Sheppy's Cider's tea room best seller. Make sure you check out our Little Green Book - Falling for Apples for more on where to buy apples, juices, cider and more...

1lb (450g) cooking apples
    Salted water to keep apple slices white
    12 oz (350g) self raising flour
    2 tsp baking powder
    12 oz (350g) caster sugar
    4 eggs
    1 tsp almond essence
    8 oz (225g) melted butter
    Flaked almonds
    Caster sugar to sprinkle

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.  Grease and base line a 12 x 9 in (30 x 23 cm) roasting tin with greaseproof paper.
 
Peel, core and thinly slice the apples into lightly salted water.

Measure flour, baking powder and sugar into a large bowl.  Beat eggs together with almond essence and stir into the flour with the melted butter.  Mix well then spread half mixture into the tin.  Arrange the apple slices over the top of the mixture, then cover with remaining mixture (don't worry if apples show through a bit).  Sprinkle generously with almond flakes.
 
Bake for about 1 1/4 hours or until the cake is golden, firm to touch and slightly shrunk from the sides.  Leave to cool.  Turn cake out, sprinkle with castor sugar and cut into generous chunks.
 
Lovely!