Spiced toffee apple cake

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• PMac

  02 November 2011

  PMac rated and commented on this recipe

  

  My word- this recipe works and looked and tasted gorgeous. Don't change a thing it is perfect.

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• walker

  03 November 2011

  walker rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Fantastic cake, I have made it three times now. I did'nt put the vanillia extract in, but all the family loved it.

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• fiona

  03 November 2011

  fiona commented on this recipe

  I didn't have the right size tin - so I made these as muffins and they were really lovely - went down very well. Would happily make them again and soon!

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• HeidiK

  03 November 2011

  HeidiK rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This was lovely, fantastic, really worth it. Just one thing - be careful when chopping the dates - I sliced my thumb quite badly!!

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• CVB

  04 November 2011

  CVB commented on this recipe

  Absolutely brilliant recipe - made it for Bonfire Night in School and the tray was empty before the evening was over - I purchased 2 slices myself - it was that yummy !!!

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• Kate

  04 November 2011

  Kate commented on this recipe

  Just made this to take to a bonfire party. Cake is not as toffee ish as I thought it would be, think if I make it again I would use dark muscavado for a richer flavour.

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• MsCupCake

  05 November 2011

  MsCupCake commented on this recipe

  Am about to make this for a 2nd time: is a nice, soft cake and lightly spiced. I had butterscotch sauce in the fridge so used that on top. I usually put some in the freezer to ensure a good choice of cakes, and it froze well. It's often annoying when people don't follow the recipe and then judge the recipe .......although I'm also guilty of that!!! You could also be more generous with the apples on top - there wasn't apple in every bite. But to be fair - you have to be accurate to the recipe.

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• Jenny

  06 November 2011

  Jenny commented on this recipe

  Made this cake to take to work but I didn't have any apples, it was just as nice, they all loved it and wanted the recipe, I told them all to go onto the Good Food website.

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• von

  08 November 2011

  von commented on this recipe

  this cake is delicious, had a wedge of it with a cup of coffee! YUM!!

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• Hilary

  08 November 2011

  Hilary rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made it in a 12" round tin and it was a real success - not as sweet as you would think even with the toffee topping which was lovely. Ask Monty he loved it !

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• Heidi

  09 November 2011

  Heidi rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Lovely cake, would be just as great without the toffee

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• KochSchlampe

  14 November 2011

  KochSchlampe rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really nice - I didn't make the toffee topping and the sweetness was just right. I would just peel the apples the next time.

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• Emily

  14 November 2011

  Emily rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Fantastic recipe, light and moist cake, everyone thought it was delicious. As the recipe says, it does take quite a bit of prep time, but was worth it. I used 200g of white SR and 80g of wholemeal SR and it came out great, I will probably increase the wholemeal next time.

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• kat

  16 November 2011

  kat rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Just baked this delightful cake. my tin was too small so had a few muffins sized ones as well A super cake and so light ..thank you.. will be making another tomorrow for a church event

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• Reb

  04 December 2011

  Reb rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Fantastic cake, will become a firm favourite!!

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• margetter

  20 December 2011

  margetter rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Delicious! So easy to make and tasted so good, absolutely loved it!

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• janaskar

  29 January 2012

  janaskar rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Delicious! Didn't have the right size tin so used a 10inch loose bottom cake tin. Had to cook it longer, but it came out beautiful! Moist and the toffee and apple topping gives it that additional lift. Will definitely make again.

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• Bowdenei

  02 March 2012

  Bowdenei rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made this for a luncheon. Prepared dates the night before and weighed out ingredients to save time on the day. For HeidiK, I bought medjool dates which almost fall apart on handling so that makes it so much easier to chop. I had to use a pan bigger than the size they suggested and mine took a further 30 mins to cook!! Plus as the apples I got were not small there was no gap between the apples so it was hard to figure out if it was done or not. Anyway it went down well with my luncheon ladies although I would say it was slightly too sweet for me Used werthers original and was a little skeptical as to whether they would work but it did.

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• Bowdenei

  05 March 2012

  Bowdenei commented on this recipe

  I am still eating my cake 3 days later and I think it tastes even better than on the day I made it. So I am giving it the full 5 stars.

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• Rachael Cake

  07 March 2012

  Rachael Cake rated and commented on this recipe

  

  It was a really good recipe and makes a lovely soft cake, although at the time I made it we didn't have any mixed spice, but was just as nice and tasty without!

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Ingredients

• 200g dates , roughly chopped
• 200ml milk , plus a splash
• 250g butter , softened, plus extra for greasing
• 280g self-raising flour
• 200g light soft brown sugar
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 4 large eggs
• 1 tbsp mixed spice
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 small red apples
• squeeze lemon juice
• handful of toffees
• a little icing sugar , for dusting

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MAKES 15 squares

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Prep 45 mins

Cook 1 hr

Ingredients

• 200g dates , roughly chopped
• 200ml milk , plus a splash
• 250g butter , softened, plus extra for greasing
• 280g self-raising flour
• 200g light soft brown sugar
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 4 large eggs
• 1 tbsp mixed spice
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 small red apples
• squeeze lemon juice
• handful of toffees
• a little icing sugar , for dusting

PER SERVING

327 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 42g, fat 17 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 2g, sugar 27g, salt 0.53 g

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