Apple, Fig and Walnut Cake
Description
Apple, Fig and Walnut Cake
1 large Bramley apple, peeled, cored and chopped
100ml vegetable oil
1 teaspoon baking powder
100g chopped dried figs
150g soft brown sugar
2 eggs
75ml buttermilk
140g plain flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon mixed spice
30g wholemeal flour
75g chopped walnuts
Set the oven to 180oc and butter a cake tin. Cook the apples with 25g of the sugar until soft then blend to a smooth puree. Cool.
Whisk the apple puree with the vegetable oil, buttermilk and eggs.
Mix the flours with the baking powder,spices, figs, sugar and walnuts. Add the wet ingredients and whisk to a smooth batter. Spoon into the tin and bake for about 40 minutes or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
Drizzle for cake
60g icing sugar
1 dessertspoon maple syrup
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
1 dessertspoon water
Mix together and drizzle over the cool cake.
Or if you want to have the cake with blue cheese leave off the drizzle.
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