Apple macadamia nut cake
Upside-down sponge over apples, chocolate sauce and macadamias. Serves 8
An upside-down cake: poached apple slices, cinnamon, chocolate sauce and macadamia nuts go in the bottom of the tin, a vanilla sponge is baked on top, and the cake is turned out to show the apples. Serve warm with custard sauce. Contains egg.
- Total time
- 75 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
For the apple layer
For the cake batter
To serve
Method
0/8 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 350°F (300°F fan). Grease an 18 cm round baking tin lightly and dust it with flour, tapping out the surplus.
Step 2: Boil the 4 apples with the ½ cup water and 1 tbsp sugar for 5 minutes. Drain.
5 minStep 3: Arrange the apple slices in the tin and sprinkle with 1 tsp ground cinnamon.
Step 4: Pour the 1 cup chocolate sauce over the apples and scatter the 20 macadamia nuts on top.
Step 5: Beat the 4 ½ oz butter and 6 oz sugar until light and fluffy. Add the 3 eggs a little at a time and beat well.
Step 6: Fold in the 1 tsp vanilla essence, 4 ½ oz plain flour, 2 tbsp milk, 1 tsp baking powder and 1 pinch salt to a dropping consistency.
Step 7: Spread the batter evenly over the apples. Bake for 40 minutes until the sponge is golden and springy.
40 minStep 8: Leave for 5 minutes, then turn the cake over onto a plate and cool on a wire rack. Serve with 2 cups custard sauce.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 400 kcal
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbs
- 51 g
- Fat
- 20 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does apple macadamia nut cake take?
- About 75 minutes in total: 30 minutes to prepare and 45 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of apples?
- Pears, same amount.
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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