When I was in Wellington last weekend, I joined some lovely fellow crafters for sushi and after that we ate icecream at Kaffee Eis (on Courtenay Place). I chose a scoop of green apple gelato, and it was so good I have been thinking about green apples ever since.
In summertime perhaps I'll try making some gelato or sorbet with them, but today it's grey and overcast and definitely a baking day. I've made a green apple cake from a recipe I found in my scrapbook, jotted down years ago and with no notes about where or when I first found it. I used fresh Granny Smith apples, grated whole with their skins on. I hope the kids will enjoy eating this when they come home from school.
I've typed my recipe below, in case you'd like to make an apple cake this weekend too.
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green apple cake
125 gm butter, 2 apples (I used granny smiths), 1 cup sugar, 1 free-range egg.
1 1/2 cups plain flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp allspice
Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celcius. Melt the butter, then mix in the sugar, egg, and apples (grated, complete with their skins). Beat well then fold in the sifted dry ingredients. Line a cake tin with baking paper, and spread the mixture inside. Combine topping ingredients then sprinkle over the cake. Bake for around 30-40 mins until cooked.
topping:
1 1/5 Tb butter, melted, 1/2 cup rolled oats, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon
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