Spiced Apple Lemon Teacake

Determined to cut down on food waste, Marion Grasby cleans out her fridge to devise this delicious apple cake.

The ingredient of Spiced Apple Lemon Teacake

• 55g 1 4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 150g unsalted butter softened chopped
• 2 granny smith apples peeled cored cut into rough 2cm pieces
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 220g 1 cup caster sugar
• 5 eggs
• 280g 1 cup tamar valley greek style yoghurt plus extra to serve
• 300g 2 cups self raising flour
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 2 tsp ground cardamom
• 3 lemons
• 220g 1 cup caster sugar

The Instruction of spiced apple lemon teacake

• preheat oven to 160c grease a 23cm round springform cake pan and line base with baking paper
• place brown sugar and 50g butter in a saucepan cook stirring over medium heat until butter is melted add apples and cinnamon and cook stirring occasionally for 10 minutes or until apples are soft but still hold their shape and most of the liquid has evaporated cool
• using an electric mixer beat caster sugar and remaining 100g butter until pale and fluffy add eggs one at a time beating until well combined after each addition add yoghurt then sift over flour bicarbonate of soda cardamom and a pinch of salt using a large spatula stir to combine stir in apple mixture
• pour batter into prepared pan bake for 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean cover with baking paper if over browning
• meanwhile to make candied lemon cut 2 lemons into 3mm thick slices and remove seeds place in a saucepan with 1l water bring to a gentle simmer over low heat and cook for 20 minutes or until white pith is nearly translucent make sure water is only just simmering place sugar and 60ml 1 4 cup water in a second pan and stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves using a slotted spoon carefully drain lemon slices then add to sugar syrup discard cooking water cook for 5 minutes or until lemon is translucent zest and juice remaining 1 lemon then stir into syrup cool
• remove cake from oven place cake in pan on a tray pour over half the syrup then stand for 20 minutes
• remove cake from pan top with candied lemon serve with yoghurt

Nutritions of Spiced Apple Lemon Teacake

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