Somerset Pomona, apple & almond cake

Somerset Pomona, apple & almond cake

This simple cake makes a great dinner treat or serve with cream for a filling dessert

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 8

Preperation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr

Method

  1. Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Butter and line the base and sides of a 20cm round cake tin. Peel, core and slice the apples to about the thickness of a £1 coin. Melt the knob of butter in a large frying pan then tip in the apples. Cook over a medium heat, stirring every so often till softened, but not soggy, about 5 mins. Splash in the Pomona and leave to cool. Tip onto a plate to cool more quickly if you like.
  2. Using an electric whisk or wooden spoon, beat the softened butter and sugar until creamy and light. Add the eggs a little at a time, beating after each addition, then fold in the flour and almonds. Finally, fold in half of the cooled apples. Spoon the mix into the prepared tin, smooth the top and scatter with the rest of the apples, pressing down lightly into the batter.
  3. Bake for 1 hr, until golden and a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. Check the cake after 45 mins, cover with foil if it's browning too quickly. To make the glaze, warm the jam and Pomona in a small pan until the jam melts.
  4. Once the cake is out of the oven, prick it all over with a skewer and drizzle over a little more Pomona. Cool for 10 mins, then turn out of the tin and transfer to a wire rack. Brush the glaze over the apples and serve sliced, with dollops of Pomona cream. Best eaten on the day it's made, or warmed through the next.

388 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 42g, fat 22 g, saturated fat 12g, fibre 2g, salt 0.52 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2006.

A recipe for a fantastic day out. Book now & save.

Latest comments and suggestions

  • 02 June 2008

    Melanie Day commented on this recipe

    This was a really easy to bake cake. The results were delicious and the cake was moist. I used a somerset cider instead of pomona as my supermarket didnt stock it.

    Flag as inappropriate

    Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  • 28 September 2008

    PTrshwht commented on this recipe

    I made this recipe when it was published in Good Food Magazine and it was absolutely delicious! Unfortunately I then lost the recipe and am so glad that I have been reunited with it. I didn't change anything and don't think that anything needs to be changed, it is so moist and mouthwatering.

    Flag as inappropriate

    Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

Leave a comment or suggestion

You must sign in or register to leave a comment.

Sign in / Register

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 8

Preperation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr

Ingredients

  • 4 medium dessert apples
  • knob of butter , plus extra for greasing
  • 200g butter , softened
  • 200g golden caster sugar
  • 3 large eggs , beaten
  • 140g self-raising flour
  • 50g ground almonds
  • 2 tbsp Somerset Pomona , plus extra to drizzle

FOR THE GLAZE

  • 2 tbsp apricot jam
  • 1 tbsp Somerset Pomona
Send to a friend Print this recipe Add to your binder

388 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 42g, fat 22 g, saturated fat 12g, fibre 2g, salt 0.52 g

Your binder

Here are three other great reasons why to sign up:

  • You get an online binder, where you can store all your favourite recipes and create menus.

Subscribe to Good Food

Good Food Magazine

Subscribe to Good Food and enjoy inspired recipes delivered to your door every month. Order today and receive your first 3 issues for just £3. Order today!

Shows

BBC Good Food shows

Looking forward to this year's Good Food shows? Find out everything you need know, from dates to ticket prices here.

Foodie TV

Food on TV

TV listings on
Radio Times

Saturday Kitchen, BBC1, Saturdays at 10am.

The Food Programme, Radio 4, Sundays at 12.30pm.

Shopping

Shopping

Buy one Le Creuset casserole and get one free! Only £105 with free p&p.

For more great buys visit Lifestyles direct.