Spiced apple and caramelised granola cake with salted honey buttercream

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Spiced apple and caramelised granola cake with salted honey buttercream

Recipe
Stirring through crunchy fruit and nut granola gives this apple cake recipe plenty of texture and bite. With a silky-smooth, salted honey butter icing, it’s a moreish teatime treat that’ll leave you coming back for more.
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Stirring through crunchy fruit and nut granola gives this apple cake recipe plenty of texture and bite. With a silky-smooth, salted honey butter icing, it’s a moreish teatime treat that’ll leave you coming back for more.
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Victoria Prever
Victoria Prever is the food editor at The Jewish Chronicle, having left a legal career to train as a professional chef at Leith's School of Food and Wine. She's also a freelance food writer, cookery teacher and food consultant.
https://www.thejc.com/lets-eat

1HR 30MIN

Total time

Ingredients

Servings
10
For the cake
250 g
M&S frozen Bramley apple slices
115 g
M&S Remarksable Value unsalted British butter, room temperature
100 g
soft light brown sugar
100 ml
Collection Scottish honey
1
M&S large free-range egg, lightly beaten
225 g
M&S Remarksable Value plain flour
1 1/2 tsp
bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp
baking powder
1 tsp
ground cinnamon
1 tsp
ground ginger
100 g
M&S Collection caramelised fruit and nut granola
For the buttercream
125 g
M&S Remarksable Value salted butter
3 tbsp
Collection Scottish honey
200 g
icing sugar
To decorate
1 handful
M&S Collection caramelised fruit and nut granola
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Victoria Prever
Victoria Prever is the food editor at The Jewish Chronicle, having left a legal career to train as a professional chef at Leith's School of Food and Wine. She's also a freelance food writer, cookery teacher and food consultant.
https://www.thejc.com/lets-eat

Method

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step 1
To make the apple puree for the cake, place the frozen apples (250 g) into a medium pan with a tablespoon of water. Cook over a medium heat for 15–20 minutes, until soft enough to purée, stirring occasionally to prevent it sticking and burning. Purée with a stick blender or in the small bowl of a food processor. Set aside.
step 2
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/gas mark 4. Line a loaf tin with greaseproof paper.
step 3
Beat the butter (115 g) and sugar (100 g) until light and fluffy. Beat in the honey (100 ml) and the egg (1) and stir in the cooked apples.
step 4
In a separate bowl, sift the plain flour (225 g), bicarb (1 1/2 tsp), baking powder (1 tsp), cinnamon (1 tsp), ginger (1 tsp) and a generous pinch of salt. Fold the flour into the wet mixture. Stop mixing as soon as they are combined (it will be thick), then stir in the granola (100 g).
step 5
Scrape the batter into the lined tin. Bake for 40–50 minutes, or until an inserted skewer comes out clean and the surface of the cake feels springy when pressed. Cool in the tin.
step 6
Meanwhile, make the buttercream. Beat the butter (125 g) until light and fluffy, add the honey (3 tbsp) and gradually beat in the icing sugar (200 g) until light and fluffy. Spread over the cake and scatter with granola (1 handful).
step 6 Meanwhile, make the buttercream. Beat the butter (125 g) until light and fluffy, add the honey (3 tbsp) and gradually beat in the icing sugar (200 g) until light and fluffy. Spread over the cake and scatter with granola (1 handful).

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