Apple and Pear Cake

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• willow_wilshaw

  23 October 2012

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  Really tasty recipe which went down very well with all the family. We only had a smaller tin and possibly layered the fruit too thickly so it took longer to cook, but the sponge was delicious! Really useful to use up uneaten apples & pears.

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Ingredients

• For the cake:
• ½ (385g) can sliced apples, drained
• ½ (410g) can pear quarters, drained
• 180g caster sugar
• 180g butter
• 150g self raising flour
• 50g ground almonds
• 3 eggs
• 1-2 tbsp milk
• For the crumble:
• 60g caster sugar
• 90g butter
• 120g self raising flour
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• To serve:
• 1 425g can custard

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Serves 12

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Ingredients

• For the cake:
• ½ (385g) can sliced apples, drained
• ½ (410g) can pear quarters, drained
• 180g caster sugar
• 180g butter
• 150g self raising flour
• 50g ground almonds
• 3 eggs
• 1-2 tbsp milk
• For the crumble:
• 60g caster sugar
• 90g butter
• 120g self raising flour
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• To serve:
• 1 425g can custard

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