Apple Nut CakeConverted from the The CWA Cookery Book
Ingredients:400g warm stewed apple (see note below)
125g butter, softened
200g sugar
300g SR flour
20g cocoa
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp bicarb soda
80g chopped nuts (I used macadamias)
90g raisins or sultanas
Method:1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Grease and line a cake pan (the recipe doesn't specify size so I used a 20cm and it was very full,; if you want a flatter cake use a wider pan).
2. Chop nuts if not already chopped.
3. Cream butter and sugar for 10 seconds/speed 4. Scrape sides of bowl and repeat until light and fluffy.
4. Add all remaining ingredients and mix briefly with spatula. Mix for 20 seconds/reverse + speed 4, give another mix with spatula. Mix for a further 20 seconds/reverse + speed 4 or until combined.
5. Pour mixture into prepare pan and bake for approximately 45 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean (mine took about an hour).
Note about appleI stewed my apple first in TMX. I had seven small granny smith apples, which, after being peeled and cored, weighed 700g. I sliced them quite thinly and stewed them with 50ml water and 50g sugar for 20 minutes/80 degrees/reverse + soft speed. I set them aside to drain, washed the TMX and proceeded with the recipe above. I ended up with some apple leftover so next time I will stew less.
